The imminent departure of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain leaves Barcelona in an unenviable position with just one month to go in the summer transfer window. The club are now light in two positions within their starting line-up and are about to have a cool £197 million burning a hole in their pocket. However this could
News of Real Madrid finally making a concrete move for Kylian Mbappe has sent the transfer window into a spiral with Monaco likely to pocket £161 million in total from any deal to sell the teenage forward. Both Los Blancos and Manchester City are in the running with the up-front fee more than likely to
Transfer stories involving Barcelona are nothing new, yet seldom do the Catalan giants find themselves in the position of such stories linking one of their stars with a move away from the Camp Nou. Reports in Italy on Monday evening suggested that Paris Saint-Germain would be willing to pay the Brazilian’s £197 million buy-out clause
There are a handful of football clubs you just don’t reject if they come calling in the transfer window. Real Madrid and Manchester United are two of them and the third is Barcelona. If the Spanish giants bid for Italy star Marco Verratti this summer, he may find it very difficult to turn down –
It seems as though Real Madrid’s summer transfer window could be about to spring into action with the club ready for two significant departures this week. With Juventus desperate to find a replacement for Dani Alves, it seems set that Brazilian right-back Danilo will leave the Bernabeu for Turin with the finishing touches being put
When you are back-to-back European Champions it is very difficult to pick a point in your team which needs improvement and thus for the second consecutive summer Real Madrid are living through a rather uncharacteristically quiet transfer window. Whist he was recently elected unopposed to serve a fifth term, Florentino Perez is presiding over a
Barcelona have been linked with a whole host of players this summer with the club believed to be set to make a big push to sign Marco Verratti. The Italian will not be allowed to leave Paris Saint-Germain however and it is likely Los Cules will have to turn their attentions elsewhere to rectify their
The biggest news of the transfer window so far is undoubtedly that Ronaldo wants out of Real Madrid. Since leaving Manchester United in 2008 he has devoured records quicker than I devour shrimp, which is pretty darn fast. But fresh on the back of the news that Ronaldo is under investigation for tax evasion he
David de Gea to Real Madrid has been one of those transfer sagas that simply refuses to go away with the Spanish stopper linked with a move to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu almost every single summer. Following the fax machine debacle which prevented a switch going through on the deadline of the summer transfer window
If there is one player who has been the fulcrum of Barcelona’s 4-3-3 in the present times, it is Sergio Busquets. The No.5 has been successfully evolved from a buffer between the backline and the midfield to a lone pivot who smartly pushes the game upfront. He is now renowned as a deep-lying midfielder and
Every single transfer window involves a high profile saga which seems to drag on for almost the entirety of the summer and this year it is likely that James Rodriguez’s protracted move away from Real Madrid will take on this role. The Colombian will leave the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu this summer with several clubs interested
Zinedine Zidane cut off a nonchalant figure as Real Madrid faced the tough assignment of retaining the Champions League against perhaps the tournament’s most astute defensive side- Juventus. The first forty-five minutes had everyone at the edge of their seats with an end-to-end half that saw the score leveled 1-1 at the interval. Real Madrid
The much-awaited Champions League final gave the football fans too much to talk at least till the next clash of these two football superpowers. The excitement was reflected in the well-fought score line of 1-1 of the first half. Though it intensified further in the second half as Zizou made some subtle changes in the
Cristiano Ronaldo was at his resplendent best as Real Madrid blitzed past Juventus with a 4-1 victory to claim a record 12th Champions League title. The win in Cardiff meant the Los Blancos became the first team to successfully defend Europe’s most illustrious club cup competition. Although Juve registered an ebullient start, it was Real that
On Thursday morning, Atletico Madrid received the news they had feared: an appeal against their transfer ban had been rejected and the punishment would be upheld for the duration of the summer transfer window. This means that Los Colchoneros are unable to register new players until January 1st 2018 as was the case with Barcelona
Who is Vinicius Junior? The question on just about everyone’s mind when the 16-year-old signed a deal worth £38.7 million with Real Madrid which involves the deal going through in 2018 when the youngster turns 18, which makes you realize that he was born in this millennium (July 12, 2021)! Record-breaking This signing breaks
Barcelona’s failure to retain their La Liga title came about because of a multitude of different factors, including a lack of consistency throughout the campaign as well as the disruption caused by Luis Enrique announcing his upcoming departure midway through the season. With that being said it must also be accepted that Real Madrid have
It’s a well documented saying in the salary-cap driven NFL that once you gather a group of extremely talented players, you simply can’t pay everybody and a similar situation is unfolding at Real Madrid with Zinedine Zidane simply finding it a case of not being able to play everybody. Los Blancos are on the cusp
I am a fan of La Liga, but even I must admit that the Premier League is the finest league around. It stands out as the most competitive league in top flight. Critics will say La Liga is a noncompetitive, easy league because of both Real Madrid and Barcelona’s domination. Atletico has proven however, that
In one of the best El Clásicos I have seen, Messi showed ample determination and grit to give Barcelona the win. Expeditious start The game started out expeditiously, with both teams playing for the win. It was Real Madrid that committed most of the fouls in the first half. While Barcelona did what Barcelona
The truly great sporting teams throughout the ages have been remembered for their star performers; Pele, Cruyff, Maradona, Ronaldo and Zidane have all left their mark on great teams that they have achieved incredible victories with. The current front three at Barcelona are as impressive a trio as any era has witnessed but their place
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Video uploaded by YouTube channel yescom 27 showcases all the goals and highlights from Real Madrid’s 2-1 win at home against Real Betis in their Liga BBVA encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid’s goals were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos, while Keylor Navas scored an own goal for Real Betis. Like
Manchester City are leading the race for Real Madrid’s Spanish magician. Isco is set to snub offers from Chelsea and Juventus and sign for City. Pep Guardiola is quietly confident of acquiring the midfielder’s signature, according to The Sun. Unsettled With just one year left on his contract and Isco purported to be unsettled,
Video uploaded by YouTube channel YoungAshley showcases all the goals and highlights from Real Madrid’s 4-1 away victory against Eibar in their Liga BBVA encounter at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium. Real Madrid’s goals were scored by James Rodriguez, Marco Asensio and a brace from Karim Benzema, while Ruben Pena scored the lone goal for Eibar.