Rafa Benitez today announced that he will leave Napoli at the end of the season after two disappointing years in charge. Benitez is expected to be unveiled as the new coach of Real Madrid next week after the Spanish giants fired Carlo Ancelotti on Monday. Madrid-born Benitez spoke in a press conference alongside Napoli president […]
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Sometimes you have to wonder why successful businessmen can continue to make the same mistake over and over when they run a football team. Despite winning the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has fired Carlo Ancelotti less than 12 months ago he delivered the long awaited ‘LA […]
Interesting little piece in the Spanish newspaper Marca on Thursday that Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has met with club president Florentino Pérez to find out what the club’s intentions are for next season. Mentioned in the newspaper that since Ronaldo arrived at the Bernebeu in 2008 he has scored 223 goals, an average of […]
We analyse the stats of Barcelona after they were crowned 2014/15 La Liga champions at the weekend after beating defending champions Atletico 1-0 in Madrid to give Luis Enrique bis first trophy in the Barcelona dugout Barca won in part because of their consistency home and away: they have claimed 93 points so far, 48 […]
Juventus will face Barcelona in the Champions League final after Alvaro Morata came back to haunt his former club with the precious away goal in a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their semi-final on Wednesday to progress 3-2 on aggregate. With Juventus leading 2-1 from the first leg, Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half penalty had […]
Bayern Munich were totally outplayed and outclassed over the two legs as Barcelona reached the Champions League final despite losing 3-2 in Munich in on Tuesday night. Thomas Muller’s 74th-minute goal at least gave Pep Guardiola’s men the satisfaction of victory on the night but Bayern could not stop the visitors coasting to Berlin with […]
The biggest transfer story this summer will be Juventus star Paul Pogba, who has been linked to the biggest clubs in Europe. According to Spanish publication AS, Juventus are preparing for Pogba’s departure this summer and have stuck a €100 million price tag to his head. The report goes on to say that the Italian […]