The Offside (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’ve been surfing around looking for bloggable El Clásico related material. I came across pillow fights disguised as boxing, black magic and French C.Ronaldo impersonators, but I couldn’t find anything relevant, that hasn’t already been covered by our Barcelona and Real Madrid Offside’s anyway. Then I found this little video, which chronicles El Clásico’s...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Xabi Alonso explains why he is happy at Real Madrid and has no regrets about the leaving of Liverpool Xabi Alonso has one question at the very start. "Is this going to be all about Liverpool or is it going to be about Real Madrid and El Gran Clásico , too?" he says, with no little wariness. Liverpool are out of the Champions League. Their hopes of a first Premier League title in two...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Real Madrid crashed out of the Spanish King's Cup against third-division part-timers Alcorcon.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
From Metz feeding Bernd Schuster ham to Aberdeen lighting up the north, here are some of the great European shocks 1. Barcelona 1-4 Metz (agg: 5-6), 10 October 1984, Cup Winners' Cup, first round No one saw this coming – almost literally, because after Metz had lost the home leg 4-2 no French TV or radio station bothered to cover the seemingly pointless return match and the Camp Nou was only...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Bernd Schuster has jumped to the defence of Real Madrid midfielder Guti. read more
IOL (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Real Madrid have failed to win any of the last three matches and the pressure is on after a loss to Alcornon.
SoccerLens (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
So a new President and around 250 million pounds later, Real Madrid find themselves in exactly the same position as they were at the end of Bernd Schuster’s ill-fated rated reign in 2008. With the loss at Alcorcon in the Copa del Rey all Real Madrid’s match day personnel have been thrown into the spot-light [...]
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Manuel Pellegrini's coaching career at Real is in danger. The shocking defeat at the hands of lowly Alcorcon has sent shock waves through the echelons of the most decorated football club in the world. Jorge Valdano and Florentino Perez have...
Sify (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
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.
Buzzin' Football Blog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Former Spurs manager Juande Ramos has been sacked by CSKA Moscow after only seven games in the Russian League, following the 3-1 defeat to rivals FK Moscow on Sunday. Ramos who has enjoyed most of his managerial career in Spain accepted the CSKA job following a six month temporary spell at Real Madrid where he replaced [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Former Tottenham and Real Madrid manager Juande Ramo leaves Russian side CSKA Moscow by mutual consent.
Dusanna, the cat that purred itself to death! (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Atletico Madrid have sacked coach Abel Resino , the club anno unced on their official website on Friday morning, after a poor start to the season.Los Colchoneros were widely tipped to act after losing 4-0 to Chelsea in the Champions League in midweek and have now made a decision to look for a new trainer."Abel Resino has left the post of coach of the Atletico de Madrid first team on Friday morning,"...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid fired coach Abel Resino on Friday after winning only one of its past 10 games.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Spanish Primera Liga club Atletico Madrid has fired coach Abel Resino.
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