FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi will be out of action for three weeks after he fractured his right arm during Saturday’s 4-2 La Liga win over Sevilla, a club statement said. The injury ruled him out of the ‘Clasico’ against arch rivals Real Madrid on Oct. 28. Ousmane Dembele replaced Messi in the 25th minute […]
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Manchester United’s poor run of form continued as they were held to a 0-0 draw by LaLiga side Valencia in Group H in this season’s UEFA Champions League at Old Trafford on Tuesday. United went into the clash on the back of three straight games without a victory (two defeats and one draw) but could […]
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Barcelona slipped up for the third time in a week but stay top of La Liga after Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid cancelled each other out at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Real and Atletico began a pulsating derby less than three hours after Barca had scrambled to a 1-1 draw at home to Athletic […]
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Juventus kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 victory at Valencia in a match overshadowed by a controversial red card for Cristiano Ronaldo, while tournament favourites Manchester City were stunned at home by Lyon on Wednesday. Ronaldo’s Champions League debut for Juventus lasted less than half an hour as the Portuguese star was […]
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Saul Niguez and Koke scored in extra time as Atletico Madrid fought back to beat city rivals Real Madrid 4-2 and win the UEFA Super Cup in Tallinn on Wednesday, as Julen Lopetegui got off to a losing start with the European champions. Real had earlier looked set to win the trophy in their first […]
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Real Madrid on Tuesday confirmed the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Italy’s Juventus, with the Portuguese superstar saying the time had come “for a new stage” in his life. “Today Real Madrid wants to give thanks to a player who has demonstrated he is the best in the world and who marked one of the […]
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Real Madrid will present Julen Lopetegui as the new first team manager today, hours after he was sacked as coach of Spain. Lopetegui, who returned to Madrid from Russia today will be presented to fans at 7:00 pm CEST at the Santiago Bernabeu presidential box.”. The 51-year-old was named as Real Madrid’s new manager on […]
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The Spanish FA has sacked Julen Lopetegui just two days before their first World Cup match – despite the late efforts of senior players. RFEF president Luis Rubiales revealed the decision after a dramatic morning when a press conference was called for 9.30am and then delayed over an hour and a half. Lopetegui was announced […]
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Zinedine Zidane quit his position as the coach of Real Madrid football club on Thursday, after winning an unprecedented third consecutive Champions League trophy last weekend. Zidane, one of the only three managers, along with Carlo Ancelotti and Bob Paisely, to have won the UEFA European Cup three times, guided Real Madrid to Champions League […]
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It was Gareth Bale’s show, as he came off the bench to score twice, including one of the all-time great goals in a Champions League final, helping Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev on Saturday to take the trophy for the third year running. Bale’s jaw-dropping overhead kick in the 64th minute put Real […]
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