MADRIDISTI

Six weeks is an eternity in football. Just ask Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid kicked off the Alonso era with 11 wins in their first 13 matches before suffering a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of crosstown rivals Atlético Madrid. They bounced back in stellar fashion by demolishing Kairat Almaty 5 – 0 before brushing past…

Real Madrid Castilla will play their final group match in the Premier League International Cup against Manchester City’s U21 team at the Joie Stadium. Castilla currently leads Group A with seven points from two wins and one draw, and they remain unbeaten so far in the competition. A victory in this match would secure their…

Florentino Pérez doubles down on Negreira case and refereeing concerns at Real Madrid’s Christmas lunch Florentino Pérez used Real Madrid’s traditional Christmas lunch with the press to deliver one of his most forceful public interventions of the year, centering his message on what he described as “the most serious case in football today”: the Negreira…

Real Madrid’s narrow 2–1 victory over Alavés at Mendizorroza was again marred by another refereeing controversy — this time involving Vinícius Jr., whose electric run late in the match should have resulted in a clear penalty. Moments after Madrid took the lead, Vinícius picked up the ball on the left and burst into the penalty…

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