Tag: Madrid

Impossible to improve current Madrid squad: Perez

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists the European champions’ squad is “impossible to improve” after an uncharacteristically quiet transfer window. Perez, known for splashing hundreds...

Real celebrate ‘La Undecima’ in the streets of Madrid

  Thousands of Real Madrid fans piled into the streets of the Spanish capital and filled the club's 80,000 capacity Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Sunday...

Barca take on Atletico Madrid, City face PSG test in Champions...

  Holders Barcelona will seek to overcome their defeat in El Clasico when they host Atletico Madrid on Tuesday in an all-Spanish Champions League quarter-final,...

Ronaldo backed to shine despite Madrid row

Cristiano Ronaldo will put his latest controversy behind him and rescue Real Madrid from their faltering start to La Liga season, his teammates have...

Glum Ronaldo insists it’s not about the money

Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Tuesday his complaint about being glum at Real Madrid is not a ploy to get more money out of the club. The...

Champions Real Madrid crash

La Liga champions Real Madrid crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at derby rivals Getafe on Sunday to leave them five points behind fierce...

Winning La Liga trumps Super Cup, says Mourinho

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Wednesday he would rather lose the Spanish Super Cup to arch-rivals Barcelona if it meant his team could...

First solar-powered intercontinental trip

A Swiss adventurer took off Tuesday into the night skies above Madrid and headed for Rabat on the world's first intercontinental flight in a...

EU throws Spain two potential lifelines

Spanish government borrowing costs lurched higher and the Madrid stock market hit a nine-year low with investors rattled by the parlous state of its...

Federer banishes clay blues to win Madrid Open

Roger Federer left a lasting impression on the Madrid Open's controversial blue claycourt when the Swiss maestro ground out a thrilling 3-6 7-5 7-5...

French bid on track despite Madrid hiccup: Djokovic

Swapping the slippery blue clay of Madrid for the robust Roman dust, Novak Djokovic says he is "right where I want to be" as...

Djokovic toppled by Tipsarevic

Novak Djokovic's frustration with the controversial blue clay at the Madrid Masters reached new heights after the world number one was beaten 7-6 6-3...

Kvitova off to winning start in Madrid

Czech Petra Kvitova kick-started her title defence at the Madrid Masters on Monday with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat of New Zealand's Marina Erakovic. The...

Federer has no fear of Big Blue in Madrid

Blue clay courts at the Madrid Masters hold no fears for former champion Roger Federer, with the confident Swiss insisting on Sunday that he...

Tens of thousands protest labour law reforms in Madrid

Tens of thousands of people jammed the streets of Madrid on Sunday to protest against sweeping labour market reforms that make it easier to...

Real Madrid loan midfielder Canales to Valencia

Real Madrid have agreed to loan attacking midfielder Sergio Canales to Valencia for the next two seasons, the Spanish clubs said in statements on...

Real Madrid stay undefeated in NA tour

Jose Maria Callejon and Mesut Ozil each scored first half goals as Real Madrid cruised to a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia Union in a...