Real Madrid have already starting planning for next season as they have signed Borussia Dortmund star Nuri Sahin for €10 million. Sahin has signed a six-year contract with Madrid. The 22-year-old midfielder said he was not motivated by finances in his decision to leave the German top flight champions for the Spanish capital. “Money wasn’t […]
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Having just booked their place in the UEFA Champions League final, Manchester United and FC Barcelona rounded off a triumphant week with league successes that have taken them to within a point of their respective domestic titles. In Italy and Ukraine, meanwhile, the destination of the championship has already been decided, with AC Milan ending […]
Not a surprise that UEFA have fined and suspended Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho for his comments after the Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona. Mourinho has already served a one-match ban (after his sending off in the first leg) and another is suspended, meaning he will miss Madrid’s first three European games next […]
Villarreal beat Porto 3-2 in their Europa League semi-final second leg, but they crashed out the competition 7-4 on aggregate as they the first-leg deficit proved too much to recover from. After losing 5-1 on Portugal in the first leg it was imperative that the Yellow Submarin made a good start as they looked for […]
Dutch legend Johan Cruyff says Real Madrid can only dream of ever being as good as Barcelona The three times Ballon d’Or winner coached at the Nou Camp for eight years and guided Barca to the European Cup in 1992, which they won at Wembley. Current manager Pep Guardiola will return to the stadium for […]
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says the club has been damaged by Jose Mourinho’s behaviour during the European semi-finals with Barcelona. Mourinho was sent off in the first leg for disputing a red card and is being investigated by UEFA for his comments after the match: “To talk like that has been harmful for […]
As expected the Spanish media have two very different perspectives on last night’s Champions League semi-final. The Madrid papers have one take on the two legs and the Catalan papers a very different viewpoint. Madrid-based sports dailies Marca headline today read: “It was mission impossible”, echoing a comment from Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo following the […]
Real Madrid players are convinced that the only reason they will not not be playing in the Champions League final is because all the big decisions against Barcelona went against them. Real players were already incensed following the first leg at the Bernabeu last week when red cards were shown to their Portuguese midfielder Pepe […]
Real Madrid players are convinced that the only reason they will not not be playing in the Champions League final is because all the big decisions against Barcelona went against them. Real players were already incensed following the first leg at the Bernabeu last week when red cards were shown to their Portuguese midfielder Pepe […]