A record number of 13 Real Madrid players have been nominated for long list of the FIFPro World XI, while Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez lead the pool of Premier League nominees. A total of 25,000 professional footballers were asked to select a team of 11 players – one goalkeeper, four defenders, […]
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Robert Lewandowski has instructed his agent to push through a move from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid, according to AS. The Polish striker made waves earlier this summer when he questioned why the German champions didn’t match the spending of Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge then added fuel to the flame by […]
Zinedine Zidane continues to break records as Real Madrid manager after watching his side take apart Barcelona in the Real Madrid’s Supercopa triumph on Wednesday. Madrid won their second trophy in a week, beating Barcelona 5-1 on aggregate for the Supercopa. Since Zidane took over from Rafa Benitez in January of 2016, he has lost […]
Gianluigi Buffon, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the three nominees for the 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award. The winner will be announced at the Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 24 August. The shortlist of three players was selected by a jury comprising the 80 coaches of the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a five-match ban for pushing referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, following his sending off in Real Madrid’s 3-1 Spanish Super Cup first leg win over Barcelona. Ronaldo has received a one-game suspension from the Spanish Football Federeation for his red card and a further four games for pushing a match […]
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho admits “there are no replicas” of Real Madrid’s stars after seeing his side lose in the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday night. Mourinho’s United fell 2-1 after goals from Casemiro and Isco spotted Madrid a two-goal advantage before Romelu Lukaku got a goal back with his first competitive goal for […]
Real Madrid warmed up this weekend’s el clasico with a brilliant performance to beat Manchester United 2-1 in the European Super Cup on Tuesday. Goals from Casemiro and Isco ensured Madrid retained the trophy, despite Romelu Lukaku’s goal back for United, and Zidane hailed his team’s “hunger” to keep winning. “We have a lot of […]
Real Madrid manager Zinédine Zidane is looking to build on last season’s success with a win in the UEFA Super Cup against Manchester United on Tuesday. How important is it to start the season well in the UEFA Super Cup? Zidane: It’s crucial. We know how important the first competitive fixture is. On the other […]