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Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti spoke to MARCA and shared some of his thoughts on their rivalry with Real Madrid over the past few years. “It’s a bit hard to explain. When you thought it was over, they would come back to life. A team that, even if they had the ball only 30%…

Real Madrid have announced that Kylian Mbappé will officially receive the 2024–2025 Golden Boot in a special ceremony held on Friday, October 31, at 1:30 p.m. in the presidential box of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The event will be broadcast live on Real Madrid TV. The ceremony will feature a distinguished lineup of attendees, including…

Xabi Alonso continues to leave his mark on Real Madrid’s identity—on and off the pitch. Since taking charge last summer, the Basque tactician has introduced a series of modern and disciplined changes at Valdebebas, shaping a new era of precision and professionalism. From stricter daily routines to the use of drones to monitor training sessions,…

Aurelien Tchouameni’s performances for Real Madrid this season have made him indispensable for Xabi Alonso in his lineup choices this season, according to a report from AS. Tchouameni has played in every single game for Real Madrid so far. He has started in 12 of them, and came off the bench for the remaining one….

Real Madrid backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will serve a one-match suspension after the red card he saw following the altercation during the last minutes of El Clásico between Los Blancos and FC Barcelona, which ended in a 2-1 win for Alonso’s men. Real Madrid had appealed the red card but the allegations have been rejected…

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior has published an apology on his social media following his outburst during Sunday’s El Clásico, which happened after Xabi Alonso took him out of the game. Today I want to apologize to all Madrid fans for my reaction to being substituted in the Clásico. As I already did in person…

1. Alvaro Carreras defense I underestimated the impact Alvaro Carreras was going to have on Real Madrid. After a full scouting report diving on film, data, and having deep conversations with football scouts and people in Portugal, the conclusion I came to was this: He is a solid two-way player. He’s not Paolo Maldini on…

Real Madrid will not impose any formal punishment on Vinicius Junior after the forward left the field visibly frustrated when Xabi Alonso decided to substitute him during the second half of Sunday’s El Clásico against Barcelona, which ended in a 2-1 win for Los Blancos, according to MARCA. The report adds that Alonso plans to…

After the final whistle on Sunday, Vinicius Jr. and Lamine Yamal engaged in a heated verbal exchange that attracted significant attention. Yamal had stirred the pot before the match by saying “El Madrid roba, se queja” (“Madrid steals, complains”), which antagonised the opposition and set the stage for confrontation. On the pitch, cameras caught Vinicius…

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