Real Madrid have sacked Julen Lopetegui as manager after just four and a half months in charge at the Bernabeu. Madrid blew up Spain’s World Cup dreams to hire the the Spaniard to succeeded Zinedine Zidane in June but the crushing 5-1 loss to Barcelona in El Clasico on Sunday was their fifth loss in […]
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Despite a shattering 5-1 reverse against Barcelona in El Clasico, Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, faced the media in the aftermath and immediately brushed aside their questions concerning a new coach. Antonio Conte is a strong favorite to succeed Julen Lopetegui after the latter saw his side slip to another defeat in what has been […]
Real Madrid are expected to sack Julen Lopetegui on Monday evening with former Chelsea coach Antonio Conte the favorite to take over. Madrid directors will meet 24 hours after watching the side capitulate at the Nou Camp, losing 5-1 and sliding to ninth in the table. Conte is the overwhelming choice to replace the current […]
Another interesting week in the Champions League where Juventus and Dortmund showed that they are a class above the rest and where European royalty like Real Madrid and Manchester United showed they are a long way from being contenders. Here is a recap of this weeks’s Champions League matchday 3 games: Group A Borussia Dortmund […]
Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno suggested Julen Lopetegui would not be fired before Sunday’s Clasico after watching Real Madrid hang on to a 2-1 victory against Viktoria Plzen. Asked directly: ‘Will Lopetegui be sat on the bench at the Camp Nou?’ Butragueno answered: ‘Yes, yes, everything is totally normal. We have to stay calm and […]
Eden Hazard has ruled out a January transfer to Real Madrid, but continued to arouse suspicions of an upcoming transfer by suggesting that he may need to move to Spain to win the Ballon d’Or. Sources in Belgium believe that Hazard will continue to stall over a new contract in the hope and expectation that […]
Lionel Messi produced a Wembley masterpiece to condemn Tottenham to their second successive Champions League defeat as they were beaten by Barcelona at Wembley. Messi was the magnificent orchestrator behind a superb attacking display from the Catalans that eventually proved too much for spirited Spurs, who also lost their opening Group B game to Inter […]
Lionel Messi has admitted Barcelona have defensive problems just days before they face Tottenham at Wembley. ‘We know we have to be stronger defensively,’ he said after Barcelona failed to win for the third match running. ‘Last season we were difficult to score against and now teams score against us from the slightest chance. ‘We […]
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has heaped praise on Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, saying the club will always be their home. Both men departed Los Blancos in the summer, Ronaldo joining Juventus and Zidane resigning after back-to-back Champions League victories. ‘There are two figures that I want to refer to: the worthy successor of […]