Trent Alexander-Arnold will become a Real Madrid player on Sunday, 1 June after Liverpool accepted a 10m euros (£8.4m) fee to release the defender early from his contract. According to sources, Real have made the single, up-front payment to allow the England right-back to join the Spanish side in timeContinue Reading
Carlo Ancelotti said his bond with Real Madrid “is eternal” as he prepares to leave the Spanish club this weekend and become the head coach of Brazil. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced earlier this month that Ancelotti has agreed to take charge of the national side from 26 May. Rubber-stamping thatContinue Reading
Real Madrid CF announces that Xabi Alonso will be Real Madrid’s manager for the next three seasons, from June 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028. Xabi Alonso is one of the greatest legends of Real Madrid and world football. He wore our shirt in 236 official matches between 2009 andContinue Reading
After a heartbreaking defeat by Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-finals, there was a very real possibility of Barcelona’s season falling apart. In recent seasons, perhaps it would. Downgrading a potential treble to a solitary cup triumph would have been on brand not so long ago, given the club’sContinue Reading
Hugo Duro’s stoppage-time winner for Valencia stunned Real Madrid as the hosts lost ground in the La Liga title race. With the clock showing 95 minutes, Rafa Mir put in a sublime cross which Hugo Duro headed home from close range. Mouctar Diakhaby had opened the scoring for Valencia whenContinue Reading
If Trent Alexander-Arnold does join Real Madrid this summer, fair play to him. I was once tempted to make a big move to Spain myself. Alexander-Arnold is 26 and out of contract at the end of the season, so he is in a position where he either commits the restContinue Reading
Jude Bellingham was sent off as Real Madrid missed the chance to move four points clear at the top of La Liga in a frustrating draw against Osasuna. The England midfielder, who scored Real’s late winner at Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, was shown a straight redContinue Reading
Kylian Mbappe rescued a point for Real Madrid in a tense derby with city rivals Atletico Madrid as the hosts remained top of La Liga. Diego Simeone’s side had gone in front through a controversial 35th-minute penalty converted by Julian Alvarez, who chose the ‘Panenka’ style approach from the spot,Continue Reading
Barcelona came from behind to beat Real Madrid in an incident-packed Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia. Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid the lead with a fantastic solo goal, running from the halfway line before slotting past Wojciech Szczesny. Lamine Yamal levelled for Barcelona in the 22nd minute withContinue Reading
Real Madrid eased to victory against Mexican side Pachuca in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final in Qatar. Kylian Mbappe’s first-half strike at Lusail Stadium – the venue where he scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final exactly two years ago – set Real Madrid on their way before RodrygoContinue Reading