London, Jan. 2 (ANI): Dutch football stars Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Rafael van der Vaart could join Liverpool FC in what is being termed as a shock tactic to give the club a chance to make the last four in the Premier League.
According to The Sun, a decision on this [...]
Madrid, Dec 30 (DPA) Cristiano Ronaldo told sports daily Marca Wednesday that he is determined to become ‘the best player in history’.
The Real Madrid megastar also made it clear that he aimed to regain the European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player awards in 2010.
Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA award [...]
Madrid, Nov 30 (DPA) Barcelona went back atop the Spanish Liga by beating historic rivals Real Madrid in a tense but high-quality ‘Clasico’.
Supersub Zlatan Ibrahimovic Sunday scored the crucial goal for Barca, who had Sergio Busquets sent off 27 minutes from time.
Real dominated the first half but lost penetration when Cristiano Ronaldo limped off 25 [...]
Madrid, Nov 26 (DPA) Barcelona are sweating on the fitness of star strikers Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, ahead of Sunday’s ‘Clasico’ at home to Real Madrid.
Both forwards missed Tuesday’s crucial 2-0 Champions League defeat of Inter Milan, with thigh strains.
Barca scarcely missed them Tuesday, as Thierry Henry, Pedro Rodriguez and Andres Iniesta tore apart [...]
Madrid, Nov 24 (DPA) Fernando Gago and Ruud Van Nistelrooy are both considering leaving Real Madrid in January, according to reports in the Spanish media Tuesday.
Madrid sports daily AS claims that midfielder Gago ‘has suggested’ to Real that he be loaned back to Argentine club Boca Juniors from January onwards.
Gago, 23, joined Real from Boca [...]
Madrid, Nov 22 (DPA) European champions Barcelona were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw away to Athletic Bilbao, a result which leaves Real Madrid top of the Spanish Liga.
Earlier Saturday, Real had scored a controversial 1-0 home win over lowly Racing Santander. Real have 28 points from 11 games, Barca – who have drawn their [...]
Madrid, Nov 11 (DPA) Real Madrid crashed out of the Spanish King’s Cup against third-division part-timers Alcorcon.
Real won the second leg 1-0, but go out on an emphatic 4-1 aggregate result because they astonishingly lost 4-0 in Alcorcon, an industrial suburb to the south of Madrid, in the first leg two weeks ago.
Real captain Raul [...]
Madrid (Spain), Oct. 29 (ANI): Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has appealed for calm in the wake of Tuesday night’s “humiliating” 4-0 Copa del Rey defeat to Segunda Division B side Alcorcon, insisting that new coach Manuel Pellegrini and his side need time to gel.
“There [...]
Madrid, Oct 28 (DPA) Spanish giants Real Madrid suffered one of the most humiliating results in their proud history, being thrashed 0-4 by third-division part-timers Alcorcon in the third round of the King’s Cup.
Manuel Pellegrini’s team, the most expensive side in history, could have lost by an even more scandalous margin Tuesday had it not [...]
Madrid (Spain), Oct.5 (ANI): Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has refused to blame the absence of Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo’s for the team’s defeat at Sevilla on Sunday.
The Spanish giants dropped their first points yesterday in a 2-1 defeat at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Madrid travelled to Sevilla without a host of players, including [...]
Madrid, Oct 4(ANI): Injured Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Sunday’s Spanish La Liga game against Sevilla after he failed to recover from the ankle injury he sustained earlier this week.
Ronaldo was injured during Madrid’s Champions League game against [...]
