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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has ruled out the possibility of his team playing a La Liga match in the United States in the future. As part of a 15-year deal signed with entertainment and sports group Relevent in August, the Spanish top flight wants to play at least one regular-season game a year in […]
Zinedine Zidane has indicated his desire to return to management in the near future. The former France midfielder has been taking a break since resigning as Real Madrid in May after guiding the Spanish club to a third successive Champions League title during his two-and-a-half years at the club. Zidane is the favourite to replace […]
The first CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post of the 2018/19 season looked at the transfers that took place over the summer and identified who the bargains were. What players were purchased below their fair market values? They also identified the players that teams overpaid the most for. According to the report, the bargain of the […]