France’s loss is Real Madrid’s gain. Karim Benzema has been having a crummy season by his standards — five goals in La Liga and two in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League– but the 30-year-old forward still has the faith of countryman Zinedine Zidane. That’s more than can be said for French national […]
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Referee is a Homo-sapiens: A look at the Michael Oliver penalty decision
Last week an incredible miracle in the Champions League was about to materialize but did not due to a whistle by an English referee. Two Italian teams, Rome and Juventus, were about to eliminatetwo of the best teams in Europe, Real Madrid and Barcelona. On Tuesday, the first of the two miracles did materialize, the […]
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The debate begins: Greatest UEFA Champions League goal of all time?
You’ve probably seen Cristiano Ronaldo‘s stunning overhead kick for is second goal in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win Tuesday night at Juventus in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. If you haven’t, you can check it out here. Towards to the end of theclip, you’ll see the reaction of Turin fans (clapping) and Real Madrid […]
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Brilliant for Spain, Isco finds himself in limbo at Real Madrid
Spain showed why it is one of the favorites to win the World Cup when it tied Germany, 1-1, in an exciting friendly played in Dusseldorf and demolished Argentina, 6-1, in Madrid. Only aworld-class save from Marc-Andre ter Stegen denied Spaniard Isco against Germany, but he scored a hat trick against Argentina. The 25-year-old Isco […]
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What They're Saying: Zinedine Zidane
“It’s a fiasco. My worst moment as a coach. I don’t regret anything I did in the game, though. I take responsibility for what I do.” — Coach Zinedine Zidaneafter Real Madrid was eliminated from the Copa del Rey with a 2-1 loss at home to tiny Leganes. In his first two seasons as head […]
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TV: El Clasico draws 845,000 viewers for 7 a.m. ET kickoff
Due to an early kickoff — 7 a.m. ET — dictated by La Liga’s desire to draw a prime-time audience in Asia, the Dec. 23 Real Madrid-Barcelona match drew only 845,000 viewers on beIN Sports and beINSports en Espanol, less than half the audience for the last two El Clasicos. The Real Madrid-Barcelona El Clasico […]
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Trivia: Most El Clasico Goals
25 *Lionel Messi, Barcelona 18 Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid 17 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid 15 Raul, Real Madrid 14 Cesar, Barcelona 14 Francisco Gento, Real Madrid 14 Ferenc Puskas, Real Madrid *Scored penalty kick in 3-0 win on Saturday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo plays down talk of Real Madrid crisis
After Real Madrid lost 3-1 to Tottenham in its first trip to Wembley Stadium, Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Spurs didn’t deserve to win and Real Madrid will turn itself around after a terriblestart to the season.
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Celebrations for Girona's win over Real Madrid across Catalonia, but no cava in the locker room
With the backdrop of heightened Spanish-Catalan political tensions, tiny Girona pulled one of the biggest upsets in the recent history of La Liga when it beat Real Madrid, 2-1. Sunday’svictory — before a crowd of 13,382, the largest ever at the Estadi Montilivi — was the first by a La Liga newcomer over Real Madrid […]
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UCL: Real Madrid downs Borussia Dortmund
Christian Pulisic was a 76th minute sub as Borussia Dortmund fell, 3-1, at home to Real Madrid in Group H UEFA Champions League play. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twiceafter Gareth Bale gave Real Madrid an 18th minute lead.