The reigning European champions were made to look ordinary at Wembley on Wednesday Real Madrid Coach has refuted insinuations that his team is in crisis following a string of poor results. Dele Alli scored twice and Christian Eriksen added a third before Cristiano Ronaldo netted a consolation.
Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo wants salary similar to Barcelona’s rival, Lionel Messi for final Madrid contract, Diario Gol reports. Ronaldo future was up in the air in the summer and now he wants a new bumper deal despite penning a new contract only a year ago. The 32-year-old Bernabeu deal runs until 2021 after […]
Gov. Wike is interested in having a Real Madrid Academy in Rivers State and he has held discussions with top officials of the Spanish club The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom on Monday toured training facilities of Real Madrid Football Club and also met with the duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos. It is understood […]
Somewhere, someplace in the world it seems, the people are out in the streets. None has caught the world’s attention in the past few weeks than the near constant marches and rallies being organised in the name of the freedom of Catalonia from Spain. With a referendum on the independence question slated for 1 October […]
Cristiano Ronaldo returned from a five-match ban on Wednesday, but could not find the back of the net as Real Madrid failed to score for the first time in 74 matches Real Madrid suffered a 1-0 loss at home in the hands of Real Betis on a day lead striker, Cristiano Ronaldo made a return […]
Manchester City have signed left-back Benjamin Mendy from Monaco on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday. The 23-year-old France international is manager Pep Guardiola’s third major defensive signing in the current transfer window following his purchases of Kyle Walker from Tottenham Hotspur and Danilo from Real Madrid. No financial details of
Manchester United have been named as the world’s most valuable football club for the first time in five years, overtaking La Liga giants Real Madrid. According to Forbes, whose calculations are based on equity plus net debt, revenues and operating income for the 2015-16 campaign, the Old Trafford outfit are now worth £2.86 billion. During […]
Bayern Munich head coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied a rift with Franck Ribery following rumours of a falling out between the pair. Reports in the French media suggested that Ribery has been at odds with Ancelotti in recent months, including a disagreement during the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Real Madrid. […]
Lionel Messi was in top form as he scored twice and set up two more goals to help Barcelona cruise to a 5-0 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday. Neymar, Ivan Rakitic and Samuel Umtiti were also on the scoresheet as Barcelona restored their spot atop the table by one point ahead of Real Madrid, […]
Real Madrid came from two goals down to swiftly reclaim top spot in La Liga with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Villarreal. Having been displaced at the summit a few hours earlier when Barcelona won at Atletico Madrid, Real were facing up to the prospect of two defeats in five days when the home side […]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid won’t win any major trophy this season, but the Portuguese is on track to win the Golden Boot award and could perhaps even set a personal record. The 30-year-old scored a perfect hat-trick (one goal with his right foot, one with the left and one with the head) in Real’s […]
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has warned Angel Di Maria that he must change his ways if he wants to make a mark at Old Trafford. United splashed a British-record €82 million to lure Di Maria from Real Madrid last August but his form has tailed off following a promising start. Since being sent […]
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is poised to leave Old Trafford this summer after agreeing personal terms with Real Madrid, according to reports in Spain. Marca are reporting that the 24-year-old star has reached an agreement with the La Liga giants for a deal worth around £4million a year after tax and believed to […]
Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal believes European champions can overcome Juventus in their UEFA Champions League (UCL) semi-final second leg tonight. Los Blancos enter today’s clash hoping to overturn a 2-1 deficit from last week’s game in Turin and Carvajal feels they are capable of doing it as long as they are not too rash. […]
Real Madrid striker Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez has not been named by Mexico coach Miguel Herrera in his 23-man squad for the Copa America in Chile next month. Hernandez is expected to instead feature in the Gold Cup in July, as Mexico prepare for two tournaments this summer. Miguel also overlooked strikers Carlos Vela from Real […]
Serie A champions Juventus will battle Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals tonight looking to once again stamp their authority on European football. Massimiliano Allegri’s side sealed their fourth straight league triumph with a 1-0 win at Sampdoria on Saturday, but the celebrations were muted, with everyone at the club aware of the importance […]
Former Real Madrid midfielder Freddy Rincon is wanted by Interpol for charges relating to drug crimes in Panama. The International Criminal Police Organisation has revealed they are pursuing the 48-year-old in co-ordination with the judicial authorities of Panama in a bid to arrest him over two alleged offences. The ex-Colombia star has responded to the […]
Report has it that both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid could well be set to receive transfer bans. Barcelona were recently prohibited from signing players for breaking the rules associated with recruiting young players and as such will not be able to strengthen their first-team squad this summer. However, with the two capital city sides […]
Barcelona host Getafe, Real Madrid welcome Almeria and Atletico Madrid are on the road at Villarreal in midweek La Liga fixtures. With home fixtures against bottom-half clubs in midweek, Barcelona and Real Madrid are expected to keep winning and prolong their thrilling La Liga title push. Leaders Barcelona host 13th-placed Getafe, while Real welcome 16th […]
Karim Benzema has returned to his native France for treatment to aid his recovery from a knee injury in time for Real Madrid’s Champions League semifinal. Madrid’s defence of their European crown will continue in the last four — with the two two-legged ties to kick off on May 5/6 and conclude the following week […]