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Jose Mourinho Re-Ups With Real Madrid Through 2016
via RealMadrid
The manager has won La Liga and the Copa del Rey, establishing impressive records at the club and in every championship, therefore prompting his contract to be extended to 2016.
Jose Mourinho has just finished his second season at Real Madrid. Since his presentation as the team's manager on 31 May 2010, he has won the 2011 Copa ...
Video :: Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview with CNN: Thinks he is better than Lionel Messi
Is Cristiano Ronaldo better than Messi? He certainly thinks so.
"Some people say I'm better, other people say it's him, but at the end of the day, they're going to decide who is the best player," Ronaldo told CNN's Pedro Pinto in an exclusive interview before this weekend's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea at Munich's Allianz ...
Former Man United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has announced his retirement from football
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Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooij, the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals announced that he is retiring from football. He is a three-time Champions League top scorer, as well as a top scorer in three different European domestic leagues.
"Yesterday was my final game as a professional ...
Video :: Cristiano Ronaldo’s header goal against Mallorca – La Liga
Coming in to the season final with 97 goals, Real Madrid became the first team in the history of the Spanish league to reach 100 points for a top-flight season as they crushed Real Mallorca 4-1 at the Bernabeu. Cristiano Ronaldo's 19th minute header got the teams scoring started to today.
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Barcelona Defends Lionel Messi Over Royston Drenthe’s ‘Racial Abuse’ Claims
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Barcelona staunchly defended Lionel Messi over a claim he racially abused a black Real Madrid player several seasons ago, calling it "well wide of the mark."
Dutch midfielder Royston Drenthe, on loan to Everton, was quoted in a Dutch magazine as saying he was taunted by the three-time FIFA player of the year during several of their Spanish ...
Video :: Football’s Greatest – Raul : ‘The Angel Of Madrid’
Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain), known simply as Raúl (The Angel of Madrid), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German Bundesliga club Schalke. Raúl had spent most of his career playing for Spanish club Real Madrid and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. Raúl is a three-time winner ...
Dutch footballer Royston Drenthe accuses Lionel Messi of Racial Abuse
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via the telegraph:
Royston Drenthe, Everton's on-loan midfielder has revealed that Barcelona striker Lionel Messi racially abused him he played for Real Madrid. In an interview with a Dutch website the midfielder says, "I played against him many times and we always have problems with each other."
"You know what bothers me so? ...
LA Galaxy to play Real Madrid as part of the World Football Challenge 2012 | HDC – August 2
via LA Galaxy [dot] com
The LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer and CAA Sports announced today that the Galaxy will face La Liga champions Real Madrid in an international friendly at The Home Depot Center on Thursday, August 2. That game, which will kick off at 7:30 p.m., will be played as part of the World Football Challenge, which returns this summer, ...