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The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to d all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job, Ezek, Valyrian Steel, Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco and yours truly, Felipejack. La Liga begins Today the new season starts for Real Madrid. Given signings…

AUDIO: View Link VIDEO: On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn: Diego’s thoughts on the refereee controversy in Barcelona vs Mallorca Barcelona’s performance Going through Barca’s favourable calls, on by one Jagoba Arrasata’e post-game quotes Is Franco Mastantuono hyped? Overhyped? What to expect from Xabi Alonso’s style of…

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr will not get called up for Brazil by former coach Carlo Ancelotti, according to a recent report from GE. Vinicius Jr was suspended for the first game against Chile, so he would not have played that game either way. Now, he will also miss the game against Bolivia. Ancelotti reportedly…

Real Madrid have published their squad list for Tuesday’s season opener against Osasuna in LaLiga, which will mark Xabi Alonso’s debut as the coach. REAL MADRID SQUAD:Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Sergio Mestre.Defenders: Carvajal, Militão, Alaba, Trent, Asencio, Á. Carreras, Fran García and Huijsen.Midfielders: Valverde, Tchouameni, Arda Güler, Ceballos and Thiago.Forwards: Vini Jr., Mbappé, Rodrygo, Gonzalo, Brahim and Mastantuono. Antonio…

Osasuna head coach Alessio Lisci addressed the press on Monday ahead of his team’s La Liga opener at the Santiago Bernabéu, where Real Madrid will begin their campaign as well. Lisci embraced the challenge of facing Los Blancos so early in the campaign, noting that games of this magnitude are the ones every player and…

Two months into his reign as Real Madrid’s coach, Xabi Alonso is set to make his debut as the team’s leader in the dugout of the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu against Osasuna on Tuesday evening. Ahead of the game, in his pre-match press conference, he was asked for his promise to fans. He said, “I’m more…

Como midfielder Nico Paz talked after his team’s opening game of the 2025-26 Serie A season and shared his thoughts about a potential Real Madrid return. “You never know what the future holds. I’m focused on Como, which is where I belong. I am very happy and excited. I have no idea what the future…

Osasuna coach Alessio Lisci has spoken about his team’s preparations for their opening-day trip to the Santiago Bernabéu, acknowledging both the difficulty of the match and the motivation his side takes from facing elite opponents. Speaking with Erem News, the Italian coach described Tuesday’s meeting with Real Madrid as one of the toughest fixtures in…

FC Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski expressed his praise for Real Madrid coach and former teammate Xabi Alonso, saying he has a lot of potential, in a recent interview with ESPN. This would be Alonso’s first season in charge of a team in La Liga, and in the interview, Lewandowski was asked about him, to which…

Real Madrid Castilla midfielder Thiago Pitarch has signed a contract extension with the club, one which will keep him with Los Blancos at least until the summer of 2030. Pitarch announced this contract extension on his social media, but the club have not published an announcement just yet. View this post on Instagram A post…