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16May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Barcelona seal La Liga title at rivals Espanyol

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 15: Fermin Lopez of FC Barcelona (R) celebrates with team mate Pau Victor (L) following the team's victory and confirmation of winning the LaLiga title after the LaLiga match between RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and FC Barcelona at RCDE Stadium on May 15, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona clinched its 28th Spanish league title after Lamine Yamal starred in its 2-0 win at crosstown rival Espanyol. Yamal scored in the 53rd minute of a tight match on Thursday, when the teenage phenom slid past two defenders along the edge of the area before he whipped one of his now-trademark left-footed curlers into the corner of the net. Fermin Lopez scored in stoppage time to seal the win, but it was Yamal’s strike that stole the headlines and was a fitting culmination to the youn...

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15May By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Real Madrid’s last-gasp winner against Mallorca delays Barcelona title party

Carlo Ancelotti head coach of Real Madrid and Endrick centre-forward of Real Madrid and Brazil greets each othre during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and RCD Mallorca at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 14, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. This may have done no more than delay the inevitable and no one truly believes in a miracle, but suddenly there was a roar, a release, some life at the Santiago Bernabéu. The day before, Carlo Ancelotti had talked about the many wonderful comebacks over his years at Real Madrid, moments he said would never be forgotten, and now here in his penultimate game in this stadium was another, 20-year-old centre-back Jacobo Ramón scoring with the last touch of the game to defeat Real Mallorca and keep the league title alive for another day at least. It came ...

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14May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Toni Kroos praises Flick’s Barca after El Clasico win

10 March 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Soccer: Icon League with Toni Kroos. Toni Kroos stands on the pitch during the match between The Pack FC and Two Stripes United. FC Barcelona’s crucial win over Real Madrid in El Clasico - a result that essentially handed them the league title - drew praise from across the football world. Among the most surprising voices was former Real Madrid legend Toni Kroos, who spoke openly about both Barça’s strengths and Madrid’s struggles. Though now retired from the Madrid midfield, Kroos didn’t shy away from offering a candid critique of his former club. He admitted that even after Los Blancos took a 2-0 lead, he wasn’t confident they’d hold on. “It honestly felt like a gift to be up 2-0. I never had the feeling the game was really under con...

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13May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Ancelotti breaks silence on Brazil role as he suggests he is unhappy

VALDEBEBAS, SPAIN - MAY 13: Carlo Ancelotti, head coach of Real Madrid, attends his press conference during the training day of Real Madrid ahead the Spanish League, LaLiga EA Sports, football match against RCD Mallorca at Ciudad Deportiva Real Madrid on May 13, 2025, in Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain. Carlo Ancelotti has suggested he is unhappy with the timing of Brazil's announcement over his appointment as their new manager. Ancelotti on Monday was confirmed as the boss of the Brazil national team and will take up the role on May 26, after the end of the LaLiga season. The Italian, 65, will become the first foreign head coach of the Brazil side. The Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed in a statement that Ancelotti, who had one year left on his Real Madrid contract, would be joinin...

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13May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Incoming Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has two systems in mind for squad

Xabi Alonso of Bayer 04 Leverkusen gestures during the 1.Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany on May 11, 2025. Real Madrid, if they were not already in it, were launched into planning mode by defeat in El Clasico on Sunday, ending their slim hopes of retaining La Liga this season. Carlo Ancelotti has already been named as the new Brazil manager, and now Los Blancos are looking ahead to the arrival of Xabi Alonso on the first of June. Alonso’s arrival will bring fresh optimism to the Santiago Bernabeu ahead of the Club World Cup, as will new signings. Real Madrid intend to make three signings before the tournament in the new transfer window between the first of June and tenth of June. The first of those signings will be L...

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12May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti named coach of Brazilian national team

Carlo Ancelotti coaches during the match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF, corresponding to week 35 of LaLiga EA Sports, at the Lluis Companys Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti will serve as the new coach of the Brazil men's national team, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced Monday."Bringing Carlo Ancelotti to lead Brazil is more than a strategic move," confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said. "It is a statement to the world that we are determined to reclaim the top spot on the podium. He is the greatest coach in history and now he is leading the greatest national team on the planet. "Together, we will write new glorious chapters for Brazilian football....

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12May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Raphinha says Barca team-mates deserved his Clasico MVP award

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 11: Raphinha (2nd L) of FC Barcelona celebrates with his teammates Gerard Martin, Inigo Martinez, Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal after scoring their team's fourth goal during the LaLiga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on May 11, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona forward Raphinha may have bagged a brace against Real Madrid and taken home the MVP award but he wasn’t too happy with his performance. The Brazilian did also miss a couple of chances in the 4-3 win at Montjuic and admitted afterwards he felt he should have done better. “I could have scored more than two goals. I missed three chances that I can’t afford to miss. I have very high standards and I think much more about the ones I missed than the ones I scored. I ...

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11May By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Barcelona squad for crucial El Clásico

Robert Lewandowski, Inigo Martinez, and Frenkie de Jong participate in FC Barcelona training at the Joan Gamper Sports City before the LaLiga match against Real Betis Balompie in Barcelona, Spain, on May 10, 2025. Barcelona will play the biggest La Liga game of the season at home against Real Madrid in a title deciding El Clásico, and Hansi Flick is expected to call up the following 23 players for Sunday’s clash: Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Iñaki Peña, 25. Wojciech Szczesny Defenders: 2. Pau Cubarsí, 3. Alejandro Balde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Iñigo Martínez, 15. Andreas Christensen, 24. Eric García, 32. Héctor Fort, 35. Gerard Martín Midfielders: 6. Gavi, 8. Pedri, 16. Fermín López, 17. Marc Casadó, 20. Dani Olmo, 21. Frenkie de Jong Forwards: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert ...

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11May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone reacts to Alexander Sorloth goal blitz

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 10: Alexander Sorloth of Atletico Madrid celebrates 3-0 with Koke of Atletico Madrid during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano on May 10, 2025 in Madrid Spain. Atletico Madrid secured Champions League qualification once again on Saturday – and they did it in spectacular fashion. Real Sociedad were swept aside at the RiyadhAir Metropolitano, with Los Colchoneros winning 4-0. And the man of the moment for Atleti was Alexander Sorloth, who scored all four goals – and in the opening 30 minutes. His hat-trick came inside the first 11 minutes, with those three goals coming in the space of three minutes and 57 seconds, which is a new La Liga record. As per MD, Atleti head coach Diego Simeone spoke on Sorl...

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9May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Barcelona star Lamine Yamal reveals his favourite players and grounds

Lamine Yamal right winger of Barcelona and Spain during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 6, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Lamine Yamal has revealed the two stadiums he would love to play football in and his two favourite players after the 17-year-old was announced as a global ambassador for Beats by Dre.‘There are so many I’ve yet to experience, especially outside of Europe, said Lamine, when asked what one stadium he’d love to play in. ‘In Europe, some of the iconic ones I'd like to play in are Old Trafford and Anfield,’ the Barcelona and Spain winger added. Asked who his favourite current player outside of Barcelona...

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9May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Real Betis’s president provides an update on Antony’s future

Antony Matheus dos Santos of Real Betis Balompie during the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between ACF Fiorentina and Real Betis Balompie at Stadio Artemio Franchi on May 8, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Real Betis's president has confirmed that discussions are scheduled to take place with Manchester United at the end of the season as they seek to keep hold of Antony. The Brazilian is on red-hot form and starred once more as Betis booked a Europa League Conference final date with Chelsea. The 25-year-old, who endured a torrid time at Manchester United, scored a sensational free-kick and set up Abde Ezzalzouli's extra time winner as the Seville-based outfit knocked Fiorentina out of the semi-finals. It w...

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8May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Barcelona face major dilemma over superstar ahead of El Clasico vs Real Madrid

Robert Lewandowski centre-forward of Barcelona and Poland during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 6, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) There is a bit of anxiety and uncertainty in the Barcelona camp as they approach the May 11 Clasico against Real Madrid. It will be a decisive game for the Catalans, knowing that another victory over their arch-rivals could help them almost seal the league title. However, coach Hansi Flick is encountering many challenges heading into this contest, especially after Barcelona’s defeat to Inter Milan in midweek.While morale has been hit, Barcelona may also face problems with fitness, particul...

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5May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Girona end 11-game winless run to boost La Liga survival hopes

GIRONA, SPAIN - MAY 05: Cristhian Stuani of Girona FC and Martin Valjent of RCD Mallorca in action during the Spanish league, La Liga EA Sports, football match played between Girona FC and RCD Mallorca at Estadio de Montilivi on May 05, 2025 in Girona, Spain. Girona have finally broken their La Liga winless streak as the Catalans moved a step closer to survival via a 1-0 home win over Mallorca. The hosts were without a win in their 11 league games priori to hosting Mallorca at the Estadi Montilivi but the hosts produced a vital win. Veteran striker Crithian Stuani proved to be the difference maker once again as he popped inside the opening 10 minutes to steer home his ninth league goal of the campaign. The 38-year-old has done his bit in recent weeks, with the eventual winner in this c...

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5May By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Lautaro Martinez on verge of Inter comeback in time for Barcelona

Lautaro Martinez centre-forward of Internazionale and Argentina and Frenkie de Jong central midfield of Barcelona and Netherlands compete for the ball during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 30, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Inter captain and starting centre-forward Lautaro Martinez is on the verge of recovering from his recent flexor injury in time to face Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night according to Monday’s front page of La Gazzetta dello Sport. Inter and Barca are currently level at 3-3 after goals from Marcus Thuram, Denzel Dumfries, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres...

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4May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Flick sends strong message to Rodriguez after injury

Barcelona's Spanish midfielder #46 Dani Rodriguez leaves the pitch after resulting injured during the Spanish league football match between Real Valladolid FC and FC Barcelona at the Jose Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Cesar Manso / AFP) (Photo by CESAR MANSO/AFP via Getty Images) Barcelona boss Hansi Flick sent out a message of support to Dani Rodriguez after the teenager picked up an injury on his debut against Real Valladolid. A great night for Rodriguez turned into heartbreak when he had to be replaced in the first half due to a shoulder injury. Yet Flick has made it clear to the youngster that he’s still very much in his thoughts for the future.“We have to help him get back on his feet,” he said after the 2-1 win.“He’s always welcome in our team beca...

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3May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Ter Stegen speaks out after making Barca return in Real Valladolid win

Barcelona's German goalkeeper #01 Marc-Andre Ter Stegen celebrates at the end of the Spanish league football match between Real Valladolid FC and FC Barcelona at the Jose Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Cesar Manso / AFP) (Photo by CESAR MANSO/AFP via Getty Images) Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was a happy man after making his long-awaited return from injury against Real Valladolid. The German was back in the starting XI for the first time since September and spoke to the media after the 2-1 victory. “I really wanted to play tonight and it’s always better when you win. We are keeping on our good run of results which is important. We know we have some big games games coming up and it will be spectacular hopefully,” he said. “When you’re 1-0 ...

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3May By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Joan Martinez has recovered from ACL injury, ready to return to team training

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 3: Joan Martinez #37 of Real Madrid during warm ups before the pre-season friendly match against FC Barcelona at MetLife Stadium on August 3, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Real Madrid’s Joan Martinez has recovered from his ACL rupture and looks set to return to team training with the Juvenil A, according to MARCA. Martinez had suffered a horrific ACL injury while he was training with Real Madrid’s first team back in September of 2024, and after initial tests, it was clear that the then 16-year-old was set for a long spell on the sidelines. He has been working on his physique as well as his recovery during these eight months, and finally, he looks to return to full training soon. The report says Martinez likely will not play any minutes this ...

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1May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Rodrygo reportedly considering Real Madrid exit

Rodrygo Goes right winger of Real Madrid and Brazil in action during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and Athletic Club at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 20, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Brazil forward Rodrygo is thinking about leaving Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus are rivals in race to sign Atalanta midfielder Ederson, and England striker Harry Kane set to stay at Bayern Munich. Brazil forward Rodrygo, 24, is considering leaving Real Madrid in the summer transfer window as he has fallen down the pecking order at the Bernabeu. (Radio Marca - in Spanish), external Manchester United and Juventus are competing to try to sign 25-year-old Brazil midfielder Ederson from Atalanta. (Tuttosport - in Italian), external England striker Harry Kane has been linked with a return t...

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30Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Carlo Ancelotti ‘Rejects Brazil as he performs shock U-turn’

Carlo Ancelotti head coach of Real Madrid during the La Liga match between Getafe CF and Real Madrid CF at Estadio Coliseum on April 23, 2025 in Getafe, Spain. Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly rejected the opportunity to manage the Brazilian national team. The Italian manager is set to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, and has been heavily linked with taking charge of the five-time World Cup winners. According to Marca, Ancelotti travelled to London on Monday and was expected to sign his Brazil contract in the English capital. He did not put pen to paper, but was still considered likely to formalise his move into international football when he returned to Spain on Tuesday. However, he has now opted to turn down Brazil's proposal, and contacted the president of the Brazilian fed...

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29Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Antonio Rudiger successfully undergoes surgery

MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 12: Antonio Rudiger of Real Madrid celebrates the victory in the penalty shootout during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF, at Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium on March 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. (Photo By Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images) Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has successfully underwent surgery on his knee, the club announced on Tuesday morning. He is set to miss up to two months for Real Madrid, meaning he will not be there for the remainder of LaLiga games. He could return for the Club World Cup, according to COPE. The club’s medical report read:“Our player Antonio Rüdiger underwent successful surgery today for a partial tear of the external men...

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