According to Cadena Ser of Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo and Iker Casillas have all but declared war on each other and are creating an uncomfortable rift between teammates, who have taken sides between the club’s two biggest stars. The bad blood apparently started in September, when Casillas’ girlfriend, sports reporter Sara Carbonero, called Ronaldo a “selfish” […]
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Our Real Madrid fan site is reporting that Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain will be sidelined for two months with a hernia in his lower back. Higuain has scored 10 goals from 17 appearances in all competitions this season and his injury leaves Karim Benzema as Madrid’s sole remaining striker, although Cristiano Ronaldo has certainly […]
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been handed a one-match Champions League ban and a fine after UEFA found him guilty of improper conduct relating to the recent dismissals of players Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos. Mourinho has been banned from the touchline for two UEFA competition matches, the second of which is suspended for three […]
Is there a better footballing team on the planet than Barcelona? At the moment I would take Barcelona over anybody. Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Brazil or Argentina. Doesn’t matter. Barca wins. Tonight Barcelona showed their class with a resounding 5-0 win over Real Madrid at the Nou Camp in a memorable El Clasico to usurp […]
Real Madrid Wednesday announced net profit for the 2009-2010 season jumped 11.5 percent from the previous year on what it said were the highest revenues “of any sports institution in the world.” It said gross revenues for the season were 442.3 million euros, up 8.6% from the previous year. I believe this is the first […]
Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo injured his ankle in his team’s opening Spanish league match and will be out for three weeks. Madrid said Monday on its web site that the Portugal international was hurt in the 0-0 draw with Mallorca on Sunday. The injury means that Ronaldo will miss Portugal’s upcoming 2012 European Championship […]
Real Madrid have signed defender Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea, the English Premier League champions announced on their web site. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm it has agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Ricardo Carvalho. The transfer is subject to a medical and the player agreeing personal terms. Chelsea would like to thank […]
It’s a familiar scenario. Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard is playing in a major tournament for England and rumors are swirling around that he is abot to leave Liverpool for a team coached by Jose Mourinho. In 2006 Chelsea was the reported destination for Gerrard and now it is Bernabeu. Real Madrid have reportedly spoken to Gerrard’s […]