It was only the other week we reported that Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane was signing a contract extension until 2020. But just a matter of days later, Zidane is facing a very uncertain future. Football is a fickle business where one week you are king and the next in line for the boot, but the signs have been poor for awhile despite the man at the helm guiding Los Blancos to a successful defence of their Champions League title and a 33rd La Liga title just eight months ago. However, eight months in football is an eternity and now Zidane has found himself in the arduous … [Read more...]
Zidane Signs Until 2020
Despite many suggesting the Real Madrid hierarchy have been a little unsettled of late with Los Blancos trailing arch rivals Barcelona by sixteen points at the half way stage in the league, head coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed to press last night after his sides 2-2 Copa Del Rey draw that he has signed a contract extension until 2020. "It's signed, I'm enjoying what I do every day, because that's the way it is. I can't imagine myself as a coach in two, three years, because things are not like that. I know how it goes, nothing more, even with this contract it does not change anything." … [Read more...]
La Liga Self Destructs as Barcelona Wrap up the Title
As Dani Carvajal saw red and Lionel Messi slammed in the resulting penalty to put Barce 2-0 up at the Bernabeu, you could see the whole of Spain outside of Catalonia’s shoulders slump and raise the white flag. Aleix Vidal added a third in injury-time to leave Zinedine Zidane’s men to face the baying home support as his side slipped to fourteen points behind their great rivals with the season not even at the half way stage. Catastrophe This week has been a catastrophe for Barcelona’s rivals but a triumph for the Blaugrana as the quartet of Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Real Madrid and … [Read more...]
Competition & El Clasico Preview
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid Date: 23/12/2017 Kick-off: 12:00 PM GMT The biggest rivalry in world football takes place this Saturday as Real Madrid and Barcelona clash at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Spanish capital. Real Madrid are in desperate need of all three points at home as they head into the final La Liga game in 2017 with an 11-point deficit with only one game in hand on their rivals. Avoiding defeat would be a huge step towards Ernesto Valverde winning his first La Liga title in his debut season at Barcelona. Barcelona News The Catalan club have won two straight in … [Read more...]
Will Gareth Bale start El Clasico?
Real Madrid host Barcelona at lunchtime on Saturday in what is the most watched derby in league football across the globe. This weekend’s game has additional importance to the hosts as they are currently 11 points behind their rivals in La Liga with only one game in hand. Zinedine Zidane’s were busy winning the FIFA Club World Cup over in the United Arab Emirates last weekend with a 1-0 win over Gremio in the final. They played two games over in Asia whilst Barcelona were only in action once domestically during the same time span. Real Madrid did head over to the UAE after a 5-0 … [Read more...]
All over for Bale at Madrid? We’ve been here before
Not for the first time in Gareth Bale’s Real Madrid career, the doom mongers have already declared the dream is over for the man from Cardiff after only three league goals this calendar year. However, those who know Bale the best will be well aware of the man’s ability to rise above adversity and once again remind the world why Real Madrid paid a healthy £85.1million for the winger in September 2013. Injuries have been a swear word in the Bale household and after numerous absentees since 2016 have called Bale’s Madrid career into question once again but this is not the first time that … [Read more...]
Big Players; Big Money; players that clubs have made a profit or loss on
With the continued meteoric rise of money in football it means more and more is being spent by clubs on the transfer of players. This article will look at the biggest profit or loss that has been made from clubs following the sale or buys of the top players around the world. Profit GARETH BALE – AROUND £76 MILLION PROFIT Back in 2007 a 17 year old Bale was just beginning to show glimpses of his talent which prompted Tottenham to pay £10 million for his signature. Then following 6 successful years at the club he was recruited by Real Madrid and signed for a record at the time of £86 … [Read more...]
Tottenham to face competition from Real Madrid for top target
According to reports from De Telegraaf, Tottenham Hotspur could be handed huge blow in their hopes of signing Ajax Amsterdam’s Davinson Sanchez as even Real Madrid have joined in the race. Tottenham’s lack of activity during the current transfer window has certainly worried the club faithful and with only two weeks remaining before deadline day, time is certainly running out for Spurs to bring in new players to North London this summer. As an encouragement, reports have strongly claimed that Tottenham are pursuing the services of Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez and that the Premier League … [Read more...]
Tottenham Hotspur to miss out on 23-year-old target to giants
According to reports from the Daily Express, Tottenham Hotspur will miss out on the signing of Mateo Kovacic to Juventus. Tottenham Hotspur have endured a very quiet transfer window so far, having failed to bring in a single player to the club and the fans are certainly getting a bit anxious about the club’s lack of activity this summer. Tottenham were expected to ramp up their pursuit for a host of targets in recent weeks but Spurs are yet to complete the signing of anyone and according to reports from the Daily Express, the North London side are set to miss out on the signing of Real … [Read more...]
Newcastle handed huge boost as top target threatening to leave current club
According to reports from Spanish outlet Don Balon, Newcastle United target Lucas Vazquez has told friends he will look to leave Real Madrid if he is benched for the UEFA Super Cup Final. Lucas Vazquez has been a loyal servant for Real Madrid for more than a decade now and he has managed to feature prominently for Los Blancos over the past two seasons after breaking into the first team back in 2015. However, Vazquez has not been able to establish himself as first choice at the Santiago Bernabeu and with Madrid currently said to be looking to acquire Kylian Mbappe from Monaco; his chances … [Read more...]