Soccerblog 10 November @ 09:35 PM EST
All that talk of righting the ship turned out to be bluster as in the Copa Del Rey return leg
against Alcorcon at the Bernabeu, Real was able to muster only one goal through Rafel Van Der
Vaart. The yellow jerseys of Alcorcon were everywhere as they stifled Raul, Gago, Van Nistelrooy,
Kaka, and Lassana Diarra.
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Soccerblog 07 November @ 07:35 AM EST
Atletico have not won at the Bernabeu in 10 years. The last time October 30th, 1999 when Jimmy
Floyd Hasselbaink with his brace and Jose Mari won a now historic victory. Sergio Aguero was 11
years old.
Hasselbaink was virtually unstoppable and so was Joan Capdevila, now at Villareal.
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Soccerblog 31 October @ 07:24 PM EST
Two goals by Gonzalo "El Pipita " Higuain had Manuel Pellegrini pumping his hands Wenger style.
It was a must win for the Merengues over Getafe as the knives were out for Pelligrini.
After the match, Pelligrini said that the club had "recovered its spirit." He praised Higuain "
What he did today did not surprise me.
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Soccerblog 31 October @ 03:25 AM EST
The Spanish media really want Manuel Pellegrini gone. They are playing up a war of words that
Guti appears to have had with the gaffer during the Madrid vs Alcorcon match.
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Soccerblog 29 October @ 02:12 AM EST
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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Soccerblog 28 October @ 12:22 AM EST
In a Copa Del Rey match, Jerzy Dudek was the goalie under siege as Francisco Borja scored the
first goal, a under pressure Alvaro Arbeloa scored an own goal, Ernesto Gomez tapped in a third,
and Borja completed Madrid's woebegone display with his second goal and Alcorcon's fourth.
Pellegrini rested Kaka and his place was taken by Guti.
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Soccerblog 21 October @ 09:27 PM EST
Without Cristiano Ronaldo, the Merengues lacked creativity and an attacking spark.
Karim Benzema and Kaka both had an unmemorable outing. It was the supporting cast of Granero,
Marcelo and Raul that provided the threat and in the second half Royston Drenthe had his
moments.
Pellegrini turned defensive with Lass and Alonso creating redundancy in the holding midfielder
positions, with Alonso a bit more adventurous.
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Soccerblog 21 October @ 09:06 PM EST
Soccerblog 21 October @ 07:58 PM EST
Lights! Camera! Action! The second half had it all. Saves, goals, a melee, and a win for
beleaguered AC Milan.
Clarence Seedorf showed an exquisite touch chipping the ball to Alexandre Pato who volleyed home
the match winner past Iker Casillas. Seedorf was peripatetic, playing with a vigour that put some
of the younger players to shame.
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Soccerblog 20 October @ 08:39 AM EST
One of the most eagerly anticipated CL match will be Real Madrid's encounter with AC Milan which
will see Kaka meet his old team mates at the Santiago Bernabeu this Wednesday.
This match is a reunion of players associated with both clubs as Klaas Jan Huntelaar a Real
reject would like to gain some modicum of payback with a goal.
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Soccerblog 30 August @ 10:11 AM EST
No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real's opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor
did Karim Benzema.
The attacking punch came from Lassana Diarra who orchestrated moves deep in midfield. The French
holding midfielder scored the winning goal and provided the assist that led to Ronaldo's PK.
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Soccerblog 21 August @ 01:57 PM EST
The Dutch double down. I think Robben's celebration is a pointed reminder of how Real treats its
Dutch contingent and how unsettled is its future.
The arrival of Kaka, Ronaldo, and Benzema is Real's 2.0 version of the Galacticos necessary to
wrest the Liga back from Barca and put Real back as favourites to win the CL but we can also argue
that it is a calculated move to undo the club's Dutch policy that has cost them a not insubstantial
amount of €120m over three years to ransack players from one country - Van Nistelrooy, Van Der
Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Huntelaar, and Drenthe for very little gain.
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Soccerblog 14 August @ 01:39 AM EST
Phil Brown confirms that striker Alvaro Negredo has been a Hull City transfer target. The club
has been negotiating with Real for about six weeks and a deal is likely to be concluded soon.
Real's insistence that a buyback clause be inserted into the contract has slowed down the
process.
The Spanish giant will get £12 million for his transfer which will be a rare event since most
of the focus this season has been of their profligate spending.
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Soccerblog 09 August @ 10:58 AM EST
Real Madrid midfielder Ruben de la Red was counseled to sit out the 2009-2010 season
after fainting in a match against Real Union Irun on October 30th last year. He is to undergo
testing every two months for a yet to be confirmed heart condition.
Today, he spoke about Dani Jarque.
"I am fortunate because what happened to Jarque could have happened to me.
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Soccerblog 04 August @ 11:11 PM EST
Probably Alonso's most scintillating moment. Followed by Baros equally scintillating
reaction!
Finally the saga is over although Liverpool is being coy over the exact price which is believed
to be close to £30m. The club released a statement.
"Liverpool Football Club this evening confirmed they had reached agreement for the sale of
Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, subject only to a medical.
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Soccerblog 01 August @ 09:57 PM EST
There is a very good chance that Alberto Aquilani is going to be part of Rafa Benitez's
negotiations once Xabi Alonso makes his transfer request final. That will end the saga of Real's
overtures to the Spanish international that seems to have consumed Liverpool for the better part of
this summer.
The David Villa link to Liverpool is just pure horse droppings at this point.
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Soccerblog 29 July @ 08:02 AM EST
"Liverpool have The Beatles and Manchester have Oasis. I think Manchester has the better
band."
Cristiano Ronaldo showing why he is better off playing football.
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Soccerblog 19 July @ 10:45 AM EST
The Bayern cabal have gotten mad over Real's pestering of Franck Ribery.
Today, Karl Heinz Rummenigge said that Real had been breaking FIFA rules repeatedly by tapping
Ribery's agent without seeking the club's permission.
"I will be sending Florentino Perez, the president of Real, a letter recommending that they
drop their attempts to tempt Franck away from us right now.
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Soccerblog 17 July @ 07:28 PM EST
Carlos Tevez is riding a high. He is also Napoleonic.
Tevez has been in the news lately for hitting back at Sir Alex for claiming that the Argentinian
did not return his calls which were made to persuade him to remain at Old Trafford. Tevez said that
his former boss never contacted him.
"I was there for two years and Sir Alex never called or sent any text messages in that
time.
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Per una volta immodesto. Questa volta, il calciatore brasiliano Kakà , sveste gli umili panni che
ha sempre dimostrato di avere, nella sua avventura italiana con la maglia rossonera, e afferma con
grande energia: "Se il Real ha pagato per avermi 67 milioni di euro, vuol dire che valgo questa
cifra e l'ho dimostrato''.
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Siamo a conoscenza, ora, delle date che riguardano la Liga spagnola. Il torneo si annuncia
entusiasmante. Soprattutto la sfida tra un Barcellona "tricampeon" (scudetto, coppa del Re e
Champions League) e guidato dal fenomeno argentino Messi, da una parte e il Real Madrid stellare,
reso galattico nuovamente da Florentino Perez (Kakà , Ronaldo, Albiol e Benzema) dall'altra.
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La fame di campioni del Real Madrid non si è ancora placata. L'ultima tentazione si trova nella
capitale, ha la maglia giallorossa e di mestiere fa il centrocampista. Si chiama Daniele De Rossi,
26enne calciatore della Roma e della Nazionale, l'ultimo oggetto del desiderio del club spagnolo.
Dopo i vari acquisti effettuati, Kakà , C.
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(La presentazione ufficiale di Cristiano Ronaldo)
Quella di ieri sera è stata un'altra serata magica per la Spagna e la città di Madrid. Dopo aver
abbracciato l'ex rossonero Kakà , il mitico Santiago Bernabeu e oltre 80 mila persone hanno accolto
l'altro grande acquisto della nuova gestione Perez: il Pallone d'Oro, Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Soccerblog 06 July @ 09:14 PM EST
80,000 fans greet Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium. Reminds me of
Maradona's introduction to Napoli all those years ago...
In the background: Di Stefano and Eusebio.
Will CR9 live up to expectations? Stay tuned.
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Soccerblog 06 July @ 06:53 PM EST
Cristiano Ronaldo will sport the number 9 at Real. He mentioned that he wants to emulate Alfredo
Di Stefano, the legend who wore the same number. This is a noticeable turnaround from his timorous
debut at Man Utd where he initially refused to wear the number 7 jersey as it belonged to George
Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham because it would invite unwanted comparisons to
these greats.
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Soccerblog 05 July @ 06:58 PM EST
The most dramatic day in not just Real history but in the history of football as Cristiano
Ronaldo is unveiled in a Merengue kit at 9 PM tomorrow. So goes the breathless Marca headline. It
gets better.
Real fans will be there in the hundreds of thousands to greet their new prophet.
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Soccerblog 05 July @ 02:32 PM EST
Di Stefano uses his trophies to carry water to his drought stricken village
The player most associated with Real's glittering success turned 83 years old yesterday but he
has competition from the most expensive signing in football history.
Ronaldo, who was signed from Manchester United for 80 million pounds (C$152 million), was quoted
as telling sports daily Marca on Sunday:
"Some day I would like to have a winning record similar to Alfredo di Stefano.
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Karim Benzema è il quarto colpo di questa grandissima campagna acquisti firmata da Florentino
Perez, deciso come non mai a rilanciare il suo real ai vertici spagnoli e internazionali.
Il 21enne attaccante del Lione e della Nazionale francese (fino a questo momento, 22 presenze, e
cinque reti, con i "galletti"), cresciuto proprio nelle giovanili del Lione, ha debuttato nel 2004
in prima squadra facendo vedere subito colpi da fuoriclasse.
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Soccerblog 03 July @ 07:14 AM EST
Real is preparing an offer for Bayern that will pry away the twinkle toed French midfielder.
The man himself has said it is Real or no go. Chelsea and Man Utd are left by the wayside yet
again.
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Soccerblog 02 July @ 07:04 PM EST
Emilio Butragueno and the legendary 80's teams that relied on homegrown talent
Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas might be excused if they feel a bit lonely nowadays when the
national squad visits other countries. They are the only Real representation that the Spanish
national team can count on to make regular appearances.
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La furia Real sul mercato internazionale e le cifre folli, decisamente insensate in alcuni casi
(come i 93 milioni spesi per Cristiano Ronaldo), sborsate da Florentino Perez, un personaggio che
ha sempre avuto manie di grandezza, hanno provocato la reazione di Michel Platini, attuale
presidente dell'Uefa.
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E' il suo giorno, stasera al mitico impianto madrileno, il Santiago Bernabeu, in un bagno di folla,
inizierà ufficialmente l'avventura di Ricardo Kakà con il Real Madrid. Per l'ex milanista (fresco
vincitore con il Brasile della Confederation Cup), spiega il sito del quotidiano As, già 500 i
giornalisti accreditati, più di 50 le tv che hanno garantito la loro presenza, mentre sono
addirittura 50.
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(Kakà si presenta ai tifosi del Real)
"Spero di fare la storia del Real Madrid". Tra le tante parole dette nella conferenza stampa di
presentazione, sono queste le più importanti. Ecco il messaggio che Kakà lancia all'esigente
pubblico madrileno, da sempre abituato a vincere ma che in questi ultimi anni ha scordato come si
fa e spera di tornare presto ad assaporare i trionfi del passato.
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In Spagna è il Real a comandare le danze, per quanto riguarda il mercato. Gli acquisti di Kakà ,
dal Milan, e di Cristiano Ronaldo, dal Manchester United, hanno fatto scalpore, ma soprattutto
stanno contribuendo al rilancio della squadra spagnola, fomentato dal ritorno a Madrid del
presidentissimo Florentino Perez che si è dunque presentato con due acquisti bomba.
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Dopo aver portato a Madrid due dei più forti giocatori in circolazione, l'ex rossonero Kakà e
l'ex Manchester, Cristiano Ronaldo, ci si preoccupa, in casa Real, di registrare la difesa. Quello
è senza dubbio il reparto che ha maggiormente deluso in questi anni e che si era ulteriormente
scoperto dopo la partenza di Cannavaro, destinazione Juventus.
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