Spanish LaLiga

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October 20, 2022

Neymar blasts Ballon d’Or after Vinicius Jr snub

October 20, 2022

Oct 19, 2022 Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has taken a swipe at the Ballon d’Or after Brazil teammate Vinicius Jr was only ranked eighth at Monday’s gala in Paris. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema won the prize for the first time in his career, with Bayern Munich‘s Sadio Mane and Manchester…

October 16, 2022

Real Madrid setback: Courtois to miss Clasico

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October 16, 2022

10:23 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will miss Sunday’s top-of-the-table Clasico clash with Barcelona, while defender Antonio Rudiger is available after needing 20 stitches for a head injury suffered in midweek. Courtois missed Madrid’s final training session Saturday ahead of the high-profile match, while Rudiger…

Antonio Rüdiger

September 19, 2022

Is Atletico Madrid’s Simeone era coming to an end after derby loss spotlights growing problems?

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September 19, 2022

When greatness becomes pallid, when the extraordinary becomes extremely ordinary, it’s almost always a hard story to tell. The reason that Hans Christian Andersen’s fable of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is still famous today, the one where the king loses sight of reality and is conned by weavers into wearing nothing at all yet the…

Atletico Madrid

September 19, 2022

Atleti fans shown racially abusing Real’s Vinicius

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September 19, 2022

Atletico Madrid fans were filmed racially abusing Real Madrid‘s Brazil forward Vinicius Junior outside their Metropolitano Stadium ahead of the Madrid derby on Sunday. Hundreds of Atletico supporters could be heard singing “Vinicius, you are a monkey, you are monkey” in a video published on social media by radio station Cope in the build up…

Atletico Madrid

September 9, 2022

Rise of the machines: Real Madrid use jumping robots to perfect free kicks

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September 9, 2022

4:00 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Free kick practice at the training ground of Real Madrid, the reigning Champions League and LaLiga champions, and Luka Modric is standing over the ball. 2 Related He takes three short steps before striking the ball right-footed. The five-man wall jumps to meet the delivery but it curls high,…

Luka Modric

September 1, 2022

Odegaard, Haaland, Thiago, Pedri and more: 25 most important players for 2022-23

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September 1, 2022

It is an immense quirk that we get about 10% of the way through the soccer season before the rosters are actually locked into place. It’s difficult for an American sports fan to grasp, I’m sure. In college football, rosters are mostly set three months before the season starts. In professional sports, you’ve got a…

English Premier League

August 30, 2022

Edinson Cavani to join Valencia on free transfer

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August 30, 2022

Edinson Cavani spent two seasons with Manchester United. Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images Former Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani will join Valencia on a free transfer, the Spanish club announced on Monday. The Uruguay forward, 35, was available after his contract expired earlier in summer after spending the last two seasons at Old Trafford. Cavani…

Edinson Cavani

August 28, 2022

Real Madrid without Casemiro: How will Ancelotti adjust that midfield?

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August 28, 2022

Aug 26, 2022 Alex KirklandESPN FC Want to know how important Casemiro was to Real Madrid? Ask Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. Two-thirds of the most iconic midfield trio in modern football — with apologies to Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets, Xavi and Andres Iniesta — are now facing up to life without the man Modric called…

Casemiro

August 24, 2022

Why are Barca and Man City playing a friendly three weeks into the season?

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August 24, 2022

Pep Guardiola returns to Camp Nou on Wednesday as his Premier League champions Manchester City take on LaLiga giants Barcelona in a friendly match, despite both clubs having kicked off their 2022-23 seasons weeks ago. City are three matches into the title defence they began on Aug. 7, having lost to Liverpool at Wembley in…

Barcelona

August 22, 2022

Tearful Casemiro: United move not about money

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August 22, 2022

7:52 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Casemiro has denied that his move from Real Madrid to Manchester United is motivated by money, saying he’s joining “the biggest club in England” and is looking forward to linking up again with Cristiano Ronaldo. The two clubs announced on Friday that a deal had been agreed in…

Casemiro Casemiro