[BARCELONA-REAL MADRID] If Jose Mourinho thought Real Madrid would have better luck against Barcelona under Tito Vilanova than it did against Pep Guardiola, he was sadly mistaken as Barca won the first meeting of the year with theMerengues, 3-2, on Thursday in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa that drew 91,728 fans at the […]
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Real Madrid sets sights on repeat — and 'La Decima'
[LA LIGA PREVIEW] Spain’s La Liga made a strong case as the top league in Europe during 2011-12. Five of the eight semifinalists for the UEFA Champions Leagueand Europa League came from Spain’s Primera Division. HEAVYWEIGHTS. Real Madrid and Barcelona should remain the two best teams in the world, andthis will once again be reflected […]
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Real Madrid-Milan draws record Yankee Stadium soccer crowd
Wednesday’s friendly between Real Madrid and AC Milan drew a record Yankee Stadium crowd of 49,474 fans. Rumored to be on the way out — perhaps back to AC Milan — Kaka had three assists to lead Real Madrid to a 5-1 win in the second game of the summer at the new Yankee Stadium.
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Real Madrid romps before record Home Depot Center crowd
[SUMMER OF SOCCER] The Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Madrid drew a record crowd of 30,317 Thursday night at the Home Depot Center for their friendly won by theSpanish champions, 5-1. The Merengues needed only 85 seconds to open the scoring on a goal by Argentine Gonzalo Higuain in the first game of theirfour-game U.S. […]
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Real Madrid opens up UCLA training camp to VIPs
It’s no secret Jose Mourinho loves preseason training in the United States. And nothing is better than the facilities Real Madrid use on the campus of UCLA.The Merengues are guaranteed good weather and a peaceful atmosphere, away from their hordes of fans. Real Madrid has decided to open things up a bit this summer, though. […]
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Barcelona-Chelsea and Kaka break Twitter marks
By Paul Kennedy Barcelona and Real Madrid were knocked out ofthe UEFA Champions League this week, but both clubs had roles in breaking two records in the Twittersphere. Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League game between Barcelona and Chelsea broke thetweets-per-second record for a sporting event, peaking at 13,684 messages per second. The old record: 12,233 tweets […]
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Barca throws in the towel
[EL CLASICO SOUND OFF] Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, the “Special One,” was the silent one after the Merengues’ 2-1win at Barcelona, but his opposite number, Barca coach Pep Guardiola, conceded La Liga title to Real Madrid. Guardiola was also forced to defend his tacticsthat came in for criticism from the Catalan press. “I congratulate […]
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Soccer's billionaire club; peek under the Red Bulls' hood
By Paul Kennedy If you believe that Europe’s big clubs are in for some hard times, you should think again. The average value of the top 20 clubson Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s most valuable soccer clubs increased 20 percent last year. (Click here to listen to Forbes’editors talk about their soccer list.) […]
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Real Madrid breaks Cypriot hearts
[VIDEO PICK] Cypriot fans held out hope for more than an hour that tiny APOEL might get a result against Real Madrid in the first leg of their UEFA ChampionsLeague quarterfinal series, but the Merengues were too much, getting two goals from Karim Benzema and a third by Kaka inthe last 16 minutes to win, […]
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Real Madrid lends name to $1 billion resort project
By Paul Kennedy How does the Real Madrid Resort Island sound? That will be the name of the $1 billion theme park to be built on aman-made island in the United Arab Emirates. The resort, located on the northern emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah, will feature a five-star hotel, beachside bungalows, amusement park, oceanside10,000-seat stadium and […]