It was a truly bizarre period, one for FIFA World Cup folklore for the coming years. Meanwhile, Julen Lopetegui is finally rebuilding his standing as one of Spain’s finest coaches at third-placed Sevilla. Having managed Spain’s youth teams and Porto. Lopetegui enjoyed a two-year spell as the Spanish national team boss, where he won 14…
Real Madrid returned to the summit of La Liga with the 2-0 win in El Clásico that takes them one point ahead of fierce rivals, Barcelona. A pulsating end-to-end game between players who left everything on the pitch. It was undoubtedly the best Clásico since Cristiano Ronaldo left for Juventus in 2018, fittingly on the…
The Madrid derby awaits at Santiago Bernabéu. One of the most anticipated games in Spanish football lights up the country’s capital this weekend. Table-topping Real Madrid are flying at the moment, looking to continue their three-game winning run against rivals Atlético Madrid. Zinedine Zidane has steadied Los Blancos this season, currently unbeaten in 20 games…
Zinedine Zidane is back as the manager of Real Madrid, 284 days after sensationally walking away from the post, during the celebrations of a third successive Champions league title. The Frenchman fore-saw the decline of an ageing squad without much motivation in terms of trophies or fresh talent, and duly quit the job to save…
Real Madrid have been ousted as the undisputed kings of Europe. After three successive Champions league triumphs, it’s is time to rebuild at the Santiago Bernabéu. The Spanish side’s problems run deeper than the 4-1 embarrassment at home to Ajax; although the young Dutch side deserve their reward for being such a vibrant unit, pushing…
Diego Simeone and Ernesto Valverde of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona respectively have been handed new contracts. Simeone gets reward for his service to Atleti with a contract that runs until 2022. The deal sees him up to 11 years as manager of the club he once played for. Valverde, on the other hand gets a…
Real Madrid youngster Vinicius Júnior is repaying the faith shown in him by manager Santiago Solari. The Brazil wonderkid who had drawn attention following a big money move from Flamengo over the summer proves his worth. The Real Madrid hierarchy was unhappy with ex-manager Julen Lopetegui for under-utilizing the forward during their tumultuous start to…
Real Madrid interim manager Santiago Solari. (Reuters) Managers hoping to make their mark and the rumbling of battle drums here in Africa grab the attention. Santiago Solari’s appointment on an interim basis might well do the trick for Real Madrid. The man who started the move for Zidane’s famous volley for Madrid in the 2002…
Getty Images As the switch to daylight saving across Europe officially signifies the end of the summer season. The switch to the use of yellow match balls usually signifies the start of winter and the belated marking of the start of the second quarter of the season for me. There’s always a deeper competitive feeling…
Barça players celebrate a goal against Madrid last season- www.independent.ng The euphoria of a local derby win gives bragging rights over anything else for the fans involved. Getting one over your local rivals does a world of wonders for any football club; it sets confidence sky high and creates an ecstatic buzz with the fans…
