It is amazing the difference week can make in the life of a footballer. Last week the consensus was that Javier Hernández’s year on loan has been nothing but disappointment and that he would be returning to Manchester United this summer. But Chicharito followed up his match winner against Atletico in the Madrid derby on […]
Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes his side have a better chance of retaining their Champions League trophy than beating Barcelona to the Spanish La Liga title. Earlier today, Barcelona opened up a five-point lead over Real Madrid on the league table with their 2-0 derby win over Espanyol. With six games remaining, Madrid are […]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has told Real Madrid that if they want Blues star Eden Hazard, he will cost them a world record £200 millon. Hazard is set to be named PFA Player of the Year on Sunday night, and Madrid have already started their patented tapping up process through the media,. Last week Zinedine […]
The Champions League semi-final draw on Friday will comprise of European footballing royalty as Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munch have a combined 20 European Cup wins and 33 final appearances between them. Barcelona and Bayern both progressed comfortably on Tuesday, but for Wednesday’s qualifiers things were far less clear-cut. Madrid looked set to […]
Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid battled, literally,to a 0-0 first-leg draw at the Vicente Calderon on Tuesday. This was not a match for the uncommitted. Every ball and challenge was heavily contested in a game that threatened to boil over at times, but never did. The visitors had by far the better of the chances, […]
The Champions League quarter finals kick off tonight, with no English participation for the second time in three seasons. And the two headline games involve Spanish clubs as Real take on Atletico in the Madrid derby and the ambitious Paris Saint-Germain will once again meet Barcelona. This week’s fixtures Tuesday 14 April: Atletico Madrid v […]
Comparing the stats of Spain and Manchester United’s David de Gea with those of current number one Iker Casillas from this season and the latter’s 2009/10 prime It is interesting how similar the stats are between De Gea and Casillas this year, yet the consensus is that the De Gea is having a Player of […]
According to ESPNFC, Real Madrid have taken the first steps in moves that will see goalkeeper Iker Casillas leave the club this summer after 18 years. According to reports, Casillas’s representatives have already started discussions about the financial package he would receive on leaving the Bernabeu. ESPN quotes sources in Spain say two things right […]
While i9t might be an international weekend, that does not mean that teams are not busy working on their plans for next season. One team that will change managers is Manchester City and according to reports from Spain and Italy, the Premier League champions have given Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti an April 30 deadline […]