BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid needs to bounce back from its thrashing in last weekend’s Spanish capital derby when it hosts a red-hot Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Xabi Alonso’s side was embarrassed when it lost 5-2 at Atletico Madrid, marking the first time its crosstown rival scored five times in the derby…
Record 15-time kings of Europe Real Madrid open their new Champions League campaign on Tuesday against Marseille hoping they now have the coach and squad to reconquer the throne. Madrid refreshed their squad this summer with several new signings at a cost of around 170 million euros ($200 million) and hired former midfielder Xabi Alonso…
Jude Bellingham’s absence from Real Madrid’s starting XI has become one of the most closely watched storylines in Spain. The England star is still recovering from shoulder surgery, and while his return is expected after the next international break, his once-untouchable role is suddenly under scrutiny. Real Madrid have started the La Liga season perfectly, winning…
MADRID (AP) — Barcelona approaches its first home game in La Liga missing a few injured players — and a proper stadium. Among a few off-field problems for unbeaten Barcelona, the biggest is its inability to get the newly renovated Camp Nou stadium reopened. Advertisement The permits to return to the Camp Nou have not…
Jude Bellingham has been the major absence Real Madrid have had to deal with at the start of the 2025-26 season, though the Spanish giants have still managed to start strong. Now, entering the final stretch of his recovery, reports suggest Los Blancos have received encouraging news on the England star, who could return in…
With Real Madrid aiming to wrestle the Spanish title back from champions Barcelona, AFP Sport looks at five talking points as the La Liga season begins on Friday. Alonso’s challenge Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid were dismantled on a regular basis by rivals Barcelona last season, who triumphed in all four meetings between the sides as…
Three clubs interested ©IMAGO Few top European clubs are set to see more turnover than Spanish giants Real Madrid this summer. Not only have the LaLiga side parted ways with Carlo Ancelotti and replaced him with Xabi Alonso, but they’ve also wasted no time at all in rebuilding their squad. To date Los Blancos have…
Chelsea and Manchester City are among the clubs eyeing glory in the USA this summer as a brand-new competition begins. FIFA have revamped their annual Club World Cup, expanding it to 32 teams and now scheduling it to be held every four years instead. 7 Man City won the 2023 Club World Cup, but now…
England added a veneer of respectability to an evening of tedium with a couple of second-half flourishes against Latvia on Monday night. But don’t kid yourself that this was the start of the revolution. Thomas Tuchel was supposed to come in like a whirlwind. So far, he has been more like a light breeze. These…