Real Madrid
In the days before Rafa Benitez was fired as Real Madrid there was some media talk about Carlo Ancelotti returning to the Santiago Bernabéu to manage the Spanish giants. But based on what Ancelotti said over the weekend in a recent interview with Chinese broadcaster Sina Sports, there was never any chance of that as […]
On Wednesday, the CIES Football Observatory published its bi-annual list of the 100 players with the highest transfer values in England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The list is calculated on an econometric model by the CIES Football Observatory research team from the analysis of over 1,500 paid transfers since 2010. The criteria used includes […]
The ramifications of the managerial change at Real Madrid continue to be felt across the Spanish capital. One of the reasons why Rafa Benitez was fired was his inability to get along with the alpha dog in the dressing room Cristiano Ronaldo. Rafa has a history of falling out with important players at his previous […]
The respected French newspaper L’Equipe was right after all. Last month the newspaper , which has close ties with French superstar Zinedine Zidane, reported that Zuzu will replace Rafael Benitez imminently as Real Madrid manager. The newspaper reported that Zidane would replace Rafa “imminently” and despite surviving the winter break, Rafa could not survive more dropped points, […]
To no-ones surprise Florentino Pérez has given manager Rafa Benitez his marching orders after watching Real Madrid once again fail to capitalize on dropped points by Barcelona at the weekend. Benitez will be replaced by Zinedine Zidane, who has been coaching Los Blancos B-team Castilla for the last 18 months. Benitez was an unpopular hire, […]
In statements right out of the Jose Mourinho playbook, Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez has claimed that there is a campaign against him and the club and that the team is not playing as badly as is being made out to be by the Spanish press. Benitez was the choice of Real president Florentino Pérez […]
The first moves in the coaching carousel that will determine what teams rule Europe for the next five years have been made with Carlo Ancelotti set to replace Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich next season. Next year will be unprecedented in football as five of the six richest clubs in the world could be looking […]