Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo warmed up for Tottenham on Tuesday by scoring the goals that set Real Madrid on their way to a 2-1 win over Getafe. The French forward has been out for a month but he was back in the old routine on 39 minutes latching on to a deflected Ronaldo pass. [...]
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Most people never thought Zinedine Zidane would make it to 100 matches as Real Madrid coach, much less win seven trophies along the way. It’s an incredible record of one cup every 92 days and the man many football people whispered would not be up to the task is already going down in history as [...]
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has admitted the club would have to consider the possibility of leaving La Liga if Catalonia gained independence from Spain. A referendum on the issue gained worldwide headlines on Sunday following a violent police crackdown on voters across Catalonia. Amid the chaos, Barcelona’s league match with Las Palmas at the [...]
Barcelona have overtaken rivals Real Madrid in having the largest wage budget in La Liga, according to data released this week. According to the numbers from the Spanish league, the money available for Barca’s bills are up to €507million. Their main title rivals, Real, meanwhile have a cap on overall salaries that comes in at [...]
A record number of 13 Real Madrid players have been nominated for long list of the FIFPro World XI, while Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez lead the pool of Premier League nominees. A total of 25,000 professional footballers were asked to select a team of 11 players – one goalkeeper, four defenders, [...]
Robert Lewandowski has instructed his agent to push through a move from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid, according to AS. The Polish striker made waves earlier this summer when he questioned why the German champions didn’t match the spending of Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge then added fuel to the flame by [...]
The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw has been made, with highlights including Bayern Munich v PSG, Chelsea v Atlético Madrid, Juventus v Barcelona and Real Madrid v Dortmund. GROUP A (BENFICA, MANCHESTER UNITED, BASEL, CSKA MOSCOW) Jose Mourinho can be happy with how Manchester United’s return after a one-year absence shapes, and his [...]
The Spanish football authorities are looking at plans to host La Liga matches abroad as soon as next season. The proposal is set to be discussed between the 20 Spanish top flight sides, with La Liga aiming to increase its financial revenue from international audiences. And La Liga chief Javier Tebas, who has called the league a [...]
Zinedine Zidane continues to break records as Real Madrid manager after watching his side take apart Barcelona in the Real Madrid’s Supercopa triumph on Wednesday. Madrid won their second trophy in a week, beating Barcelona 5-1 on aggregate for the Supercopa. Since Zidane took over from Rafa Benitez in January of 2016, he has lost [...]
Gianluigi Buffon, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the three nominees for the 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award. The winner will be announced at the Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 24 August. The shortlist of three players was selected by a jury comprising the 80 coaches of the [...]
