The Indepdent’s Pete Jensen has noticed that Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho and star striker Cristiano Ronaldo areunloved Spain. Last week, when the La Liga awards for 2011/2012 were handed out, Mourinho finished second to former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and Ronaldo finished third inthe striker category, despite Real winning the La Liga title with the […]
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Real, Levante in Post-Game Fight
Sunday’s feisty encounter between Real Madrid and Levante, which Los Blancos won 2-1 in torrential rain, was also full of incident after the final whistle. Levante’s Juanfran claimed that Real defender Pepe mocked his team at full time,and “Al Primer Toque”, a Spanish TV program, alleged that Levante player SergioBallesteros grabbed and punched Pepe in […]
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Real Wins 'War' Against Levante in Driving Rain
Following Barcelona’s 4-2 win in Mallorca, Real Madrid faced a must-win game at Levante on Sunday night, or else the reigning Spanish champion would find itself 11 points adrift of theCatalans. Add to that torrential rain, a waterlogged field, the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo, and a missed penalty late in the second half, and you […]
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Ronaldo: 'Ballon d'Or Means a Lot to Me'
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has given yet another interview to CNN where he reiterates his desire to win the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or award, given annually to theworld’s best player. In this particular interview, which is conducted in English and can be viewed here, Ronaldo worries that a negativepublic image may stand in the […]
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Mourinho Criticizes Real's Youth Development Structure
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been having quite a public spat with Real Madrid Castilla (the “B” team) coach Alberto Toril over the last fewdays. Here’s the scenario: when left-sided defenders Marcelo and Fabio Coentrao both went down with long-term injuries, Mourinho decided he would rather playeither Michael Essien or Alvaro Arbeloa out of […]
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Draw Glosses Over Defensive Shambles for Madrid
Mesut Ozil rescued a point for Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, a 2-2 result that left the reigning La Liga champion in second-place in Group D of the UEFAChampions League with seven points from four games. However, the fact that Los Blancos put in a much-improved performance in the second half after losing […]
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Ronaldo, Rooney Cast Their Votes
On Election Day, as nation votes for the next President of the United States, CNN asked Cristiano Ronaldo, perhaps the world’s most recognizable soccer player, who he wouldvote for if he were a U.S. citizen. The Real Madrid striker has joined former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney in publicly backing President Barack Obama for another […]
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Messi, Ronaldo Sound Off on Comparisons
Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid — widely considered the two best players in the world — have both sounded off in the last fewweeks about the endless comparisons between them in the press. Messi, voted the best player in the world for the last three years, said he has grown […]
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The Many Stars Real Madrid Has Produced but Seldom Fielded
Juan Mata (Chelsea), Javi Garcia (Manchester City), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla) andRoberto Soldado (Valencia) are just a few big names that have come out of Real Madrid’s youth system without ever quite making it in the first team. La Marcanotes that many teams in Spain have benefitted from Los Blancos’ youth system, as many of its […]
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Falcao: 'I Want to Stay with Atletico'
During an interview on with the Spanish television program “Punto Pelota,” Radamel Falcao, the world’s most sought-after striker, revealed that he does not wantto leave Atletico Madrid, although he admitted that due to the club’s problems, he could be sold anyways. When asked about his future, the Colombian said: “I never ever thinkabout it and […]