Sports

Betis frustrate Real Madrid chance to go top

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

Madrid – Real Madrid passed up the chance to go clear at the top of La Liga after slip-ups from title rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, when they could only draw 0-0 at home to struggling Real Betis on a difficult Saturday for Spain’s top three sides. Real were full of confidence

Featured Sports

Real Madrid Academy: 1,500 apply for admission

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

The Real Madrid Academy established in Port Harcourt by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has already received over 1,500 applications for admission. Addressing journalists after returning to the state on Thursday from Madrid where he signed a ratification agreement for the Academy with the Real Madrid Foundation,  Governor Wike said that with all the […]

Sports

Ramos nets for 16th straight season as Real thrash Leganes

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos scored for the 16th La Liga season in a row as his side coasted to a 5-0 win at home to basement club Leganes in La Liga on Wednesday. The result meant Real Madrid moved up to second in the standings. READ ALSO Liverpool edge Arsenal on penalties after 10-goal […]

Sports

Breaking: Catalonia tension forces Barcelona vs Real Madrid el-clasico game postponed

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

The match scheduled to take place in Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium on Saturday, October 26, has been be moved to Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium. Tensions have heightened in Barcelona after Monday’s decision to jail nine Catalan separatist leaders for between nine and 13 years for their role in an illegal referendum and subsequent failed independence bid. […]

Sports

Madrid unveils 2019/20 third kit jersey

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2019 0

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, traditionally known with white jersey since inception has chosen teal green to be the next identification colour.

News

Isco out with hamstring strain, Real Madrid injury nightmare continues

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2019 0

Spanish professional football, Real Madrid will be without midfielder Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, commonly known as Isco for a spell after the club confirmed he has suffered a hamstring strain. The 27-year-old made his second appearance of the season as he started Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Real Valladolid. He was, however, forced off in the 68th […]

Football News Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo hints on retirement, next year

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

The 34-year-old Portuguese footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he could call time on his career as soon as next year. According to an interview with a Portuguese television station TVI on Tuesday, reports that although he is uncertain when he will hang up his boots to end his illustrious career, he wishes to remain […]

Football Sports

Lionel Messi tries to influence Neymar deal as Barça open talks

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

It looks like Neymar will leave Paris Saint-Germain before the end of the month and a return to Spain is on the cards. But to which club? Well, if Lionel Messi has a say, his former team-mate will be returning to Camp Nou. According to Marca, Messi has called Neymar and asked him not to […]

Football Sports

Rafael Benitez says ‘unfulfilled promises’ sparked Newcastle exit

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Rafael Benitez says unfulfilled promises from Newcastle owner Mike Ashley played a key role in his decision to quit the Premier League club for Chinese Super League team Dalian Yifang. Benitez left Newcastle when his contract expired during the close-season after a testing three-year spell at St James’s Park marred by numerous spats with the […]

Football Sports

UEFA Champions League draw holds August 29

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Liverpool are heading into the Champions League 2019/20 competition as defending champions. The Reds claimed the European Cup in Madrid against Tottenham after a sensational run to the final, having made it to the competition’s showpiece in the previous year too but losing out to Real Madrid. The victory in June enhanced the club’s sparkling […]

Football Sports

Zinedine Zidane returns to training camp in Montreal

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has returned to the training camp in Montreal, Canada following the death of his brother Farid Zidane. The manager was granted a compassionate leave after the death of his sibling, his elder brother Farid died of cancer at the age of 54 years old, Zidane left the club’s training base […]

Football Sports

Manchester United already have their eye on a Paul Pogba replacement

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2019 0

Manchester United want Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to replace Paul Pogba should the World Cup winner force a move away from Old Trafford. Pogba admitted last month that he was looking to leave United after three years with Juventus and Real Madrid believed to be the sides most keen on his signature. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has since […]

News

Real Madrid interested in Neymar amid PSG exit reports

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2019

Real Madrid are keeping abreast of Neymar’s situation at Paris Saint-Germain and, despite any deal for the Brazilian being difficult, remain keen on the prospect of taking him to the Bernabeu. The 27-year-old’s future in Paris is very much up in the air, with Neymar having been tipped to depart in the summer and Barcelona […]

News

Real Madrid to unveil £130 million Eden Hazard on Thursday

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2019

Real Madrid have signed Eden Hazard from Chelsea on a five-year contract.The 28-year-old will be officially unveiled on June 13 once he has undergone his medical. Madrid are understood to have struck a deal with Chelsea that could rise to a club-record transfer of £130 million once all bonus payments come into play. Real Madrid […]

News

Cristiano Ronaldo: Criticis are always waiting with their rifles for me to fail

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo is eager to point out that he is no “robot”, with the Juventus superstar having been forced to make peace with the fact that critics wait with “rifles” for him to fail. At 34 years of age, the Portuguese has operated under the brightest of spotlights for long enough to know what to […]

Business

David Ginola: Tottenham ‘one of the greatest clubs around’ after Champions League miracle

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2019

David Ginola has said that Tottenham have all the parts in place to become a European powerhouse following their thrilling comeback against Ajax in the Champions League semi-finals. Ginola, who played 100 games for Spurs, was talking after the North London club’s breathtaking victory saw them qualify for the Champions League final on Wednesday night. […]

Sports

Real Madrid will have to pay £100 million if they want Chelsea’s Eden Hazard

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2019 0

Chelsea have slapped a huge, £100 million price tag on star player and Belgium captain Eden Hazard if he wants to join Real Madrid, according to reports. That is despite the Belgian wizard having only one year left on his contract after this one. According to the Telegraph, Hazard hopes to find out soon whether […]

News

Maradona: Solari will not last long at Real Madrid

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2018 0

Diego Maradona does not feel new Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari will last too long at the LaLiga giants Santiago Solari will not last long as Real Madrid head coach, according to Diego Maradona. Solari’s appointment on an 18-month deal was confirmed on Tuesday after he won four games out of four in an […]

Sports

Antonio Conte rules out taking Real Madrid job

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2018 0

Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has claimed he wants to wait until June before returning to management while addressing the possibility of taking over at Real Madrid. The 49-year-old has been out of work since leaving Chelsea during the summer, after winning the Premier League and the FA Cup during his two-year stint with the […]

Sports

Antonio Conte to replace Julen Lopetegui at Real Madrid

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2018 0

Real Madrid are to sack coach Julen Lopetegui after their 5-1 humiliation by arch-rivals Barcelona and former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is set to replace him, Spanish media reported on Monday. Lopetegui’s record of four wins, two draws, and four defeats has left Real languishing ninth in the La Liga standings, seven points behind leaders […]