Lyon crushed Real Madrid’s dream of reaching the Champions League final at their Santiago Bernabeu home, as Madrid were knocked out of the Round of Sixteen for the sixth consecutive season. Lyon led 1-0 from the first leg but Real Madrid got back on levels terms when Cristiano Ronaldo scored after only six minutes. Ronaldo […]
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Real Madrid has once again regained the top spot the Deloitte Football Money League, but that is only because of the continuing decline of the pound against the euro. The Deloitte Football Money League list is based on clubs’ revenue excluding transfer fees Dan Jones, partner in the sports business group at Deloitte, said: “All […]
This is a really big match for two clubs that have underachieved in the knockout stages of the Champions League in recent years. Real Madrid have been knocked out of the Champions League at this stage in each of the last five seasons, while Lyon have never been able to turn their domestic success into […]
Atletico Madrid’s latest signing, 19-year-old striker Eduardo Antonio ‘Toto’ Salvio, said he was “eager to win a title here” after completing his move to the UEFA Europa League contenders from Lanus, where he scored 11 times in 41 appearances,for a reported €8m. The Argentinian international has agreed a five-and-a-half-year deal at Atletico, becoming their second […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice but was later sent off for the second time in his Real Madrid career as Madrid beat Malaga 2-0 to close the gap to Barcelona to five points. Manuel Pellegrini’s side needed to bounce back from defeat by Athletic Madrid last weekend and respond to Barcelona’s comfortable 3-0 victory at Real […]
Pep Guardiola has finally agreed terms on a new one-year deal to remain as manager of Barcelona. There has been a lot of press speculation in England that Manchester United would like Guardiola to replace Sir Alex Ferguson when Fergie finally leaves Old Trafford at the end of next season. Since Guardiola has only signed […]
Spain’s coach Vicente del Bosque has seen his contract extended by the Spanish FA after guiding Spain through an impressive 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. Del Bosque, who succeeded Luis Aragonés after Spain won the Euros in 2008, saw his team go unbeaten in the qualifying stages for South Africa and Spain ranked #1 […]
Real Madrid have never beaten Lyon and Manuel Pellegrini admits it will be at the back of his mind after they were drawn together in the UEFA Champions League first knockout round; a tie that means a reunion for the French club with Karim Benzema. Madrid have failed to progress past this stage of competition […]