From Metz feeding Bernd Schuster ham to Aberdeen lighting up the north, here are some of the great European shocks. Click to continue reading...

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 as, when coupled with the suspect draw at Sporting Gijon, the Real Madrid express train has, temporarily at least, ran out of steam.

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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 given the Chilean the Getafe match this weekend and the return match against Milan in the Champions League next week to prove himself.

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Halloween will arrive in a few days, but for Atlético Madrid, this season has been a complete nightmare from the beginning.� Los rojiblancos hit their low point with a dull thud on Saturday when they could not fend off a nine-man Mallorca team and settled for a 1-1 draw at the Vicente Calderón.

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Bring it on!

Arsene Wenger saw his Arsenal side produce a stunning riposte to doubters with a 6-1 win at Everton and then prepared to spend a portion of the £38million raised in the transfer market after Real Madrid's Rafael van der Vaart revealed he hopes to move to the Premier League.

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The news of Frank Rijkaard's appointment as the new manager of Galatasaray has certainly made head waves across Turkiye. In the wake of Galatasaray's mediocre season the news of Rijkaard's signing is a� coup in Turkiye and has almost eclipsed the celebrations by Istanbul rivals Besiktas of their well deserved� league-cup double this season. Click to continue reading...

Frank Rijkaard volverá a sentarse en los banquillos un año después de que abandonara su puesto de entrenador del Barcelona. Lo hará en el Galatasaray turco, que si bien en un primer momento mantuvo contactos con otros técnicos como Bernd Schuster o Juande Ramos, la opción del holandés ha terminado siendo considerada la mejor para sacar a los 'leones' de la pequeña crisis que han sufrido en esta pasada temporada.

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For all its parity with the other three big European leagues, the Bundesliga coaches have had considerably less sway in influencing other European big leagues.

Felix Magath's success with three Bundesliga teams should have seen his stock rise across Europe but has Chelsea come knocking? He is moving to Schalke.

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Goal.com reports:
Bernd Schuster, who has been out of a job in football ever since his Real Madrid exit back in December last year, has been reported to have sign a principle contract with Turkish giants, Galatasaray, to become their new coach for the 2009/10 campaign.
According to Barcelona-based daily, Sport, the Augsburg-born trainer has penned a one year term with the Istanbul outfit with the option of another season if he can ensure the club a place in European competition. Click to continue reading...

We all know care taker Bulent Korkmaz's days numbered with Galatasaray team.
That is why Galatasaray team official are busy looking around for coaches in Europe..
If this report is truth, they signed a deal with a former Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster who is from Germany.
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It seems like aeons ago, that Real won the title but it was just last season and the coach was Bernd Schuster. It of course has become de rigueur at Real to fire coaches who win them titles. Schuster was shown the door.

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Even George Steinbrenner in his heydays could never match Ramon Calderon in his contemptuous disregard of managers. Exhibit A is Fabio Capello who actually won them the Liga in 2007 after Fiorentina Perez's expensive set of superstars went three seasons without a title. The Italian with his unimaginative style but effective style of soccer was fired even as Juande Ramos, the present coach emulates his approach.

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Después del ultimátum que le dieron, el Pelado Díaz dice orgulloso que no es questión de dinero, que si no gana se va del América. La realidad es otra, el América atrapado de nueva cuenta por algún hábil promotor y... Click to continue reading...

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Die Vendetta ist ja eher eine italienische Spezialität, aber die Rivalität zwischen Real Madrid und dem FC Barcelona kann schon gefährliche Ausmaße annehmen. Barça hat vergangene Woche beim letzten Clásico erfolgreich für die vorangegangene Niederlage Rache genommen.Die Vendetta des FC Barcelona

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On Sunday it emerged that the recently sacked Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster was more than just eager to become the new manager of struggling Premier League club Sunderland. And today it has been reported that another high-profile coach is also interested in managing the Black Cats. According to The Daily Mirror, former Inter Milan coach [. Click to continue reading...

According to The Sunday Telegraph, sacked Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is eager to become the new manager of the Premier League club Sunderland. Schuster was sacked by Real Madrid last week after a series of dismal performances by the reigning Spanish champions. He was given the green signal to leave the Bernabeu on Tuesday and [. Click to continue reading...

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I felt a little sorry for Juande after his sacking from Tottenham, I feel a little less sorry for him after today, he's been appointed manager of Real Madrid, in case you didn't know!

"I would like to thank the board for their confidence - I face this job with excitement.

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Well, the first two exclamation marks were merited Real Madrid's stars are today gorging themselves on fast food and tapas before their baby food diet kicks in tomorrow (probably). Spurs reject and serial punchline Juande Ramos has been named as the temporary replacement of sacked Real boss Bernd Schuster. Click to continue reading...

Remember this summer when Bernd Schuster was singing the praises of the "biggest club in the world"? Remember when Schuster said (of Ronaldo) that "some day hewill be with us"? Remember when the mustachioed German was fired for being incompetent? I certainly do.

The current situation in the Spanish Primera really makes one wonder what the hell goes on in the mind of modern footballers.

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Big news from Real Madrid today: Bernd Schuster out, Juande Ramos in. Seems the only thing worse than nearly getting Spurs relegated is saying that Real have no chance of winning El Clásico. Here's what Schuster told the Spanish press yesterday: "Right now it's not possible to win at the Nou Camp." Now, I've never managed Real Madrid, [. Click to continue reading...

Reigning Spanish champions Real Madrid have sacked Bernd Schuster as their coach, according to latest reports emerging from Spain. It has been reported that after a series of meetings on Tuesday morning, the Real Madrid hierarchy came to a conclusion to sack the German. This comes after a run of poor results and the German uttering [. Click to continue reading...

Bad day for Marcelo and Real Madrid yesterday. Los blancos looked like a poor man's Castilla in the first half, going down 3-1 at home, before Bernd Schuster's fiery mustache and a Dutch-for-Dutch substitution got the game to 3-3. Arjen Robben tried to kick a ball and was sent off, which took a Madrid seemingly [. Click to continue reading...

El futbolista holandés del Real Madrid se refirió a la plaga de lesiones que asolan al equipo desde comienzo de temporada y, más concretamente, al infortunio que él mismo tiene al respecto, ya que continuamente tiene que visitar la camilla merengue. El extremo tulipán se lesionó en el entrenamiento anterior al partido contra la Juventus de [. Click to continue reading...

Huntelaar, ése al que apodan 'El cazador', no ha demostrado nada aún. El holandés es otra decisión arriesgada más de una directiva que vaga por los horizontes de la estupidez. Todos los madridistas creen ver al salvador en forma de 9 tulipán, pero lo cierto es que han fichado a un expediente X, un futbolista [. Click to continue reading...

Here are a few great articles worth reading today:
Bob Wagman's excellent preview of the USA-Guatemala World Cup Qualifier. Its hard to find many writers who have been covering the US National team (or even US soccer in general) for more years, both at home and on the road.
Rob Hughes, one of the best in the business, provides an insightful look into Bernd Schuster's lonely situation at Real Madrid. Click to continue reading...

Out. Many connotations in that three-letter word; and not many of them are positive.

As far as football goes, out could be out of the Starting Eleven, or out of favor with the manager, or in the case of a few, ahem, boys, a variation of out "outed" might not be good for the marketing angle of one's career.

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I thought I would share with you some of the articles that have caught my eye over the past couple of days: Kartik of Major League Soccer Talk argues that Landon Donovan's trial with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich is a good move for the player. Kudos to Werder Bremen for taking a tough stance on extremist fans Congrats [. Click to continue reading...

There was only one king in Spain last night, and his name is Alessandro Del Piero. Royal ADP. Real Pinturicchio. Two blows from the cannon, two thrusts of the mighty sword, two strokes of that epic paintbrush of his, painting the colours of a magical Spanish night in which Juventus beat Real Madrid on their [. Click to continue reading...

There is only one king in Spain tonight, and his name is Alessandro Del Piero. Royal ADP. Real Pinturicchio. Two blows from the cannon, two thrusts of the mighty sword, two strokes of that epic paintbrush of his, painting the colours of a magical Spanish night in which Juventus beat Real Madrid on their home [. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while drive around aimlessly with your friends..... Boris Johnson wants football clubs to spend their money on something other than overpriced imports. (The Spoiler) Assessing the North London derby. (Guardian Unlimited) Bernd Schuster's choice gestures for Athletic Bilbao. (101 Great Goals) Jose gets a haircut. Click to continue reading...

Like a phoenix rising from its ashes, Juventus was reborn Tuesday. With two majestic strokes of the paintbrush, one by Del Piero to erase a never-ending streak of injuries, another by Amauri to wipe five consecutive winless matches clean, the Bianconeri imposed a lesson of great will & determination on their Real Madrid rivals. Click to continue reading...

Schust your mouth! There are two main reasons why I know that the world of football is very quiet at the moment. One is that I write about football on a daily basis and, international match preparation/fall-out aside, there has been very little news compared to our normal bombardment for the past week. Click to continue reading...

La Liga Champions Real Madrid are reportedly interested in signing Danish International Daniel Agger from Liverpool in the January transfer window, according to Spanish paper Sport.
23-year-old Agger joined the Reds in 2006 from Brondby and his present deal with Rafa Benitez's side runs out in 2010, with it understood that the defender is growing frustrated at the lack of first-team opportunities at the Premiership club. Click to continue reading...

En el partido que abre la jornada 2 de la UEFA Champions League, en partido en horario fuera de lo normal por jugarse en territorio ruso, Bernd Schuster ha dado a conocer la alineación que saltará al terreno de juego en menos de una hora ya. Ésta está conformada por: Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Fabio Cannavaro, [. Click to continue reading...