Shakira, the Colombian-born pop singer, is a self-professed Madridista who has visited the Bernabeu several times, including in 2004 when club president Flortentino Perez presented her with a number 5 shirt. Shakira was also photographed with Zinedine Zidane. But you won't…
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Former Real Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini, the current coach of Malaga, said he is looking forward to returning to Santiago Bernabeu for the first time since leaving the club last summer. Although the Chilean, who achieved great success with Villarreal before being targeted…
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There are two players who have played every minute of every one of their club's matches in La Liga this year. One is Atletico Bilbao right back Andoni Iraola. The other is Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid has relied on Ronaldo and the Portugese international has delivered,…
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STCTwo weeks ago Real Madrid signed an agreement with Prince Salman Charitable Housing Society to build a football academy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid club president Florentino Perez has recognized the Middle East as a region that will see a significant rise in…
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Madrid paper Marca has been singing the praises of Mesut Özil in recent weeks, and it's not hard to see why. Despite being 21 at the time of his arrival, the young attacking midfielder was seasoned in the Bundesliga and had a great World Cup: this experience allowed him…
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Barcelona's 1-1 tie against Sporting Gijon on Saturday has lifted the veil of invincibility that has seemed to surround the Catalan club in recent months, and gives Real Madrid an opportunity to pull within five points of the league leaders with a win against Espanyol today.…
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Most of the world's top soccer nations took part in international friendly matches this Wednesday, and naturally Real Madrid were represented in more than one fixture. Players such as Kaká missed out, but no fewer than thirteen others received call-ups. Five went with…
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By now most reading this know that Real Madrid will face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on April 20. The match is huge in every sense of the word, but is arguably more important to Madrid at this point than their Catalan rivals. The reasons for this are simple, and…
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In football as in life, it's natural to apportion blame when something goes wrong. Burn a hole in your shirt with the iron? It's the telemarketer's fault for calling during your chores. Get a speeding ticket? If your boss hadn't called that early meeting, it would never…
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The weekend has closed with a bump, rather than a bang, for Real Madrid. The 1-0 defeat at Osasuna has damaged the Blancos' title hopes, perhaps beyond repair, while the comings and goings in the transfer window seem not enough to save the season. That's not to say that…
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Karim Benzema's 17th minute goal gave Real Madrid a 1-0 victory and a crucial away goal in its two-legged Copa del Rey matchup with Sevilla. Madrid is hoping to advance to its first Copa del Rey final since 2004 and the former Lyon striker's goal puts them in excellent…
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Ruud van Nistelrooy's return to Real Madrid isn't going ahead. Hamburg stood fast and refused to let the veteran Dutchman return to the Bernabéu. But all was not lost for the Blancos - in comes Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on a loan deal. Adebayor, 26, only…
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Mallorca defender Jose Nunes said he felt Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos should have been shown a red card when the two clubs faced it each other on Sunday. Nunes's comments came after Madrid narrowly escaped with a 1-0 victory. Despite his harsh words for Ramos, Nunes…
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Real Madrid sealed the deal last night defeating Atletico de Madrid 1-0 and 4-1 on aggregate. The game wasn’t spectacular but we got the job done. The defense was solid and we made several scoring opportunities as well. Just one was finished by, surprise surprise, none…
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Sergio Ramos has established himself as a Bernabeau mainstay since arriving from Sevilla in 2005. But all does not appear to be well with the 23-year old defender. Multiple news outlets have reported Ramos has had a falling out with Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and is…
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I was always particular fond of the Spanish sports journal, AS, as it seemed to shy away from personal agendas and campaigns against players and coaches -unlike its leading competitor, Marca. But today I was surprised to find AS running its own agenda, trying to cause trouble…
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Jorge Valdano blinked first. José Mourinho is getting his striker, and the Portuguese has won his first meaningful battle with his paymasters at Real Madrid. Oh, sure, the clash between the Argentine sporting director and the fiery coach is nothing new. The two have butted…
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Watching Leo Messi receive the Golden Ball got me thinking about who is really the greatest. It’s really difficult to say someone is the overall greatest player with so many different players, positions, etc. But I think that many people would agree that Christiano Ronaldo…
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As you must already know by now Leo Messi won the Golden Ball over Xavi and Iniesta. While many Barcelona supporters are happy much of the Spanish press is in an uproar over the decision and I don’t believe they are completely wrong. Mainly they are upset because a Spaniard…
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On Monday night José Mourinho was voted as the world's greatest coach of 2010, beating Spain boss Vicente del Bosque and Barcelona mastermind Pep Guardiola in the FIFA Ballon d'Or final round. It was a fitting prize for the manager who brought the European Cup back to…
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