Tag: Real Madrid

Conte lined up at Real Madrid with Lopetegui on the brink

BARCELONA: Julen Lopetegui's brief and inglorious reign as Real Madrid coach could come to an end on Monday with the defending European champions tipped to...

Suarez hat-trick blows away Madrid in El Clasico

BARCELONA: Barcelona ran riot in the Clasico on Sunday as Luis Suarez scored the hat-trick that will surely spell the end of Julen Lopetegui's...

Watch out for ‘wounded’ Madrid, warns Barcelona coach

CAMP NOU: Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has warned his team to beware a "wounded" Real Madrid side as the hosts head into Sunday's Clasico...

Marcelo delivers Real boost ahead of Clasico against Barcelona

MADRID: Real Madrid defender Marcelo trained on Thursday, according to pictures posted by the club, and could be fit to face Barcelona in La...

Madrid victory buys Lopetegui time but not security

MADRID: Julen Lopetegui grasped at the hope it could prove a turning point but Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League...

Ronaldo helps Juve sink Man Utd as Real Madrid win but...

MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return to Old Trafford with a victory as Juventus beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday,...

Real Madrid suffer fourth defeat in last five games

MADRID: Julen Lopetegui’s future as Real Madrid coach looks increasingly bleak after Levante claimed their first victory at the Bernabéu since 2007, condemning the...

Real outlines opposition to La Liga’s Miami game in letter to...

BARCELONA:  Real Madrid has written to Spain’s football federation outlining its opposition to La Liga’s plans to stage a match between Girona and Barcelona...

Real Madrid suffer shock Champions League defeat as Man Utd stutter...

MADRID: Champions League holders Real Madrid slumped to a rare defeat in the competition as they went down 1-0 away to CSKA Moscow on...

Let’s not lie, my goal was better than Salah’s, says Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo believes the overhead bicycle kick he scored for Real Madrid against his current club Juventus last season was better than Mohamed Salah's...

Barcelona ride luck to sink Sociedad, Real held in Bilbao

SAN SEBASTIAN: Barcelona moved two points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday after riding their luck to come from behind and...

Messi surprised by Ronaldo leaving Madrid

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi has admitted he was surprised by Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to leave Real Madrid and join Juventus. Messi also believes the transfer will...

UEFA player of year title goes to Luka Modric

MONACO: Luka Modric of Real Madrid and Croatia on Thursday received the accolade of UEFA Player of the Year in Monaco after his Champions...

Real’s new collective focus helping banish Ronaldo shadow

MADRID: As Cristiano Ronaldo huffed and puffed and was made to wait for his maiden goal at new club Juventus on Sunday, his former...

Ronaldo exit no excuse for Madrid: Casemiro

TALLINN: Real Madrid cannot use the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo as an excuse for underachieving this season, midfielder Casemiro said after losing the UEFA...

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo ‘hospitalised with pneumonia in Spain’

BARCELONA: Retired Brazilian striker Ronaldo has been hospitalised with pneumonia on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza and is recovering well, a local newspaper reported...

Chelsea sign Kepa Arrizabalaga in record deal, Courtois heads for Real

LONDON: Spain´s Kepa Arrizabalaga became the most expensive goalkeeper in history on Wednesday after Chelsea confirmed his 80 million euro (£71.6 million, $92 million)...