Atletico Madrid’s Slovenian international goalkeeper, Jan Oblak, will undergo shoulder surgery later this week to repair a dislocated left shoulder. The injury came during Atletico Madrid’s 3-0loss at Villarreal on Monday. He was injured attempting to prevent Jonathan dos Santos from scoring Villarreal’s second goal and left the game in the 40th minute. Spanish media […]
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Ronaldo answers doubters about relevance with hat trick
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to lead Real Madrid to a 3-0 victory over rival Atletico Madrid. It made Real the favorite to win La Liga as it opened up a four-point lead after 12 games.And it answered questions about Ronaldo’s ability to dominate games with his individual skills.
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Simeone: Atletico is now Real Madrid's equal
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet on Saturday for the first time since Real Madrid defeated Atletico in the UEFA Champions League final on penalties, but Atletico coach Diego Simeonebelieves that his club is as good as might Real Madrid. “Atletico have reversed the trend,” Simeone said. “It’s true we were once inferior to Real […]
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Real Madrid's Pepe out for four weeks
A thigh injury will force Real Madrid defender Pepe to miss the Madrid derby against Atletico and he could miss Spain’s Clasico against Barcelona on Dec. 4. He has been diagnosed with agrade-two muscle injury after being injured midway through the first half of Real Madrid’s game against Alaves. He’ll also miss Champions League action […]
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Atletico Madrid won't fight January transfer ban
Spanish club Atletico Madrid won’t fight its January transfer ban as it continues to appeal its FIFA ban for breaching rules over the transfer of players under 18. Real Madrid and Atletico were bannedfrom registering players for two windows but the bans were put on hold while they appealed to the Court of Arbitration for […]
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MLS Expansion: Atlanta United names Martino head coach
The word is out. Atlanta United FC has confirmed that Gerardo Martino has been hired as the MLS expansion team’s first head coach. The teamhas scheduled a news conference for Wednesday in Atlanta. Martino, 53, is an Argentine native who managed his national team from 2014 to 2016, as well as Barcelona and Paraguay. He […]
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The circus act comes to the Camp Nou
Barcelona got bad news on Wednesday as it lost star Lionel Messi, who limped off with a groin injury during its game against Atletico Madrid and will be sidelined for three weeks. Messi went down with a knee injury almost a year ago to the day. He missed five games, but Barcelona survived without him, […]
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Length of Simeone's Atletico Madrid contract cut in half
Diego Simeone, who has coached Atletico Madrid since 2011, confirmed that his contract would now expire in 2018 rather than 2020, saying the decision was taken in the club’s best interests. Headded that if he didn’t still want to coach Atletico, he would have left already.
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Transfer bans for Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid upheld
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid lost their appeals against FIFA bans on signing players in 2017’s two transfer windows. Like Barcelona before them, the Madrid clubs were punished for breaking FIFAregulations over the transfer of foreign minors. The ban was stayed pending the appeals, allowing them to make moves during this summer’s window. The clubs […]
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Simeone is ready to stay at Atletico through opening of new stadium
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has a contract with the Spanish club until 2020 but has been the subject of many reports linking him with other clubs. The Argentine hopes to put all thattalk to rest, confirming his commitment to Atletico, which opens a new 67,000-seat stadium on the outskirts of Madrid next summer.