Tag: Real Madrid

Madrid last won the prestigious continental competition in 2018, when they also beat the Reds in the final.

English giants Liverpool are playing their third final of this showpiece event in five years while the Los Blancos are aiming to add the 14th crown in their long list of glories.

Ronaldo has a two-year deal at Manchester United, with the option of an extra year when he returned to the club from Juventus. However, the scenario has changed in the United in the last seven months and Ronaldo's future at the English club is now uncertain.

Madrid: Current holders Real Madrid and English giants Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City all made winning starts to their 2017/18 UEFA Champions League campaigns on Wednesday. In Madrid, Christiano Ronaldo made a thumping comeback after a suspension by hammering a brace as Real Madrid secured all three points in Group H with a 3-0 win […]

Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun met former World Player of the Year Ronaldinho on his arrival here to take part in a much-anticipated friendly football match between Real Madrid and Barcelona legends. Aoun welcomed Ronaldinho during the meeting on Wednesday, adding that the upcoming game is a sporting and tourist event which is “additional proof […]

Paris: Croatian midfielder Luka Modric playing for Real Madrid claimed the 2018 Ballon d’Or here on Monday to end the past decade dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the award. Modric beat Ronaldo, Frenchman Antoine Griezmann and another France World Cup winning member Kylian Mbappe in the vote. Messi finished fifth, Xinhua news […]

Madrid: Real Madrid has said that team captain Sergio Ramos has never run afoul of anti-doping rules, responding to a news account claiming the Spain international tested positive for a restricted substance after the 2017 Champions League final. “Sergio Ramos has never breached anti-doping regulations,” the club said in a brief statement late Friday. The […]

London: Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Croatia midfielder Luka Modric (Real Madrid) and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) were shortlisted on Monday for The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award for 2018. The three finalists were announced at an event in London in the presence of football greats, including Peter Schmeichel, Sol Campbell, Nwankwo Kanu and […]

Tegucigalpa: Portuguese former football great Luis Figo said he expected Real Madrid to win the Champions League and was picking Portugal to take the World Cup title in Russia. “I believe (Real) Madrid is one of the favourites to win because of its experience and history, but it’s a final and anything can happen, I […]

Madrid: Barcelona on Saturday stunned host Real Madrid with a 3-0 triumph in the 17th round of La Liga to remain undefeated for the 25th match so far, effectively ending defending champion Real Madrid’s already-slim chances of retaining the title. Thanks to three second-half goals from Uruguay’s Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Alex […]

Madrid: A Spanish court on Friday handed Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho a seven-month prison sentence for two tax crimes in 2011 and in relation to his image rights in 2012 after a deal was struck with prosecutors. The court also fined the former Real Madrid player, who acknowledged the charges against him, 142,822 euros ($167,216), […]

Monaco: Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo was named the UEFA Player of the Year here. Ronaldo, who took the award on Thursday night, helped Real win the UEFA Champions League for a second successive time last season and also won European Championships with Portugal last year. Ronaldo was shortlisted along with Juventus’ Gianluigi […]

Madrid: Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-0 here in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup to claim the trophy 5-1 on aggregate. The defending La Liga champs started Wednesday’s contest at the Santiago Bernabeu with a 3-1 advantage after Sunday’s first leg in Barcelona, reports Efe. With superstar Cristiano Ronaldo serving a five-match ban […]

Madrid: The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Monday imposed a five-match ban on Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who had lightly pushed the referee after being shown a red card during the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup against FC Barcelona. RFEF banned Ronaldo for one match due to him being dismissed […]

New Delhi: City-based Indian Super League (ISL) football club Delhi Dynamos on Monday unveiled former Real Madrid midfielder Miguel Angel Portugal as their head coach on a one-year contract. Commenting on his newly formed association, Portugal said: “I am looking forward to joining the ISL in India. Being involved with the club is a great […]