London, July 8 (IANS) Fulham FC have announced the appointment of Alvaro Arbeloa as the new head coach on a three-year deal, tying him to Craven Cottage until the summer of 2029. The 43-year-old, who left Real Madrid at the end of last season, succeeded Marco Silva, who agreed to join Benfica.”It is a real honour for me to be embarking on this new stage at Fulham FC, the oldest club in London. I am really looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere at Craven Cottage with Fulham fans and begin…
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Madrid, June 12 (IANS) Real Madrid has confirmed Jose Mourinho on Thursday as its new first team coach with the Portuguese returning 13 years after his last spell at the club.”The Board of Directors of Real Madrid C.F., meeting today, Thursday, June 11, and presided over by Florentino Pérez, has agreed to appoint José Mourinho as the first team’s head coach for the next three seasons, until June 30, 2029. Jose Mourinho will join Real Madrid on July 13, the day preseason begins,” Real Madrid sa…
Lisbon, June 10 (IANS) Former Fulham manager Marco Silva has been announced as Sport Lisboa e Benfica’s new head coach, replacing Jose Mourinho, who is departing for Real Madrid.Silva, 48, ended his five-year stint as Fulham boss a week ago when his contract at Craven Cottage expired.Benfica, in a statement, said they had “reached an agreement with Marco Silva for the signing of an employment contract valid for two seasons, extendable until 2028/29.”The club also announced Mourinho’s exit from E…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Real Madrid have reportedly seen a massive 150 million euros offer for Julian Alvarez turned down by city rivals Atletico Madrid, in what would have been one of the biggest transfers in football history. According to reports, Real submitted the formal proposal in an attempt to lure the Argentine forward across the Spanish capital divide. However, Atletico rejected the approach, insisting that any potential deal would have to meet the player’s release clause.Alvarez ha…
Madrid, June 8 (IANS) Florentino Perez has successfully retained his position as the Real Madrid president until 2030, emerging victorious in the club’s first contested election in two decades. According to the official data released by the club’s Electoral Board in the early hours of Monday, the 79-year-old secured a convincing victory by capturing 65 percent of the total votes counted. Perez’s candidacy received 21,741 votes from the club’s member-owners (socios). His challenger, 37-year-o…
Madrid, June 4 (IANS) Florentino Perez announced that Jose Mourinho will return as Real Madrid head coach if he is re-elected club president in Sunday’s elections.Mourinho’s commitment to return to the club he coached between 2010 and 2013 has been an open secret for weeks, especially after Fulham confirmed on Tuesday that Marco Silva will not continue at the club.Silva, who has the same agent Jorge Mendes as Mourinho, is expected to take over at Benfica from Mourinho, reports Xinhua.Perez’s ann…
Madrid, June 2 (IANS) The presidential election at Real Madrid took another turn Tuesday after challenger Enrique Riquelme announced former club great Raul Gonzalez would become director of sport if he wins Sunday’s vote.Raul, 48, is regarded as one of Real Madrid’s greatest players after scoring 323 goals in 741 appearances for the club. He also coached reserve side Real Madrid Castilla before leaving in the summer of 2025 after being overlooked for the first-team job, which went to Xabi Alonso…
Madrid, May 26 (IANS) Real Madrid’s presidential election has placed an unexpected pause on preparations for the 2026-27 season, with current president Florentino Perez facing a challenge from businessman Enrique Riquelme for control of one of world football’s most powerful clubs.Perez’s decision to call elections just 16 months after returning unopposed appeared designed to tighten his grip on the club, but the move has instead opened the door to scrutiny from club members frustrated by a secon…
Madrid, May 20 (IANS) Real Madrid appears set to have more than one candidate in its presidential election for the first time since 2009, after Enrique Riquelme implied he would stand against incumbent president Florentino Perez, despite admitting he had been caught off guard by Perez’s decision to call elections last week.Perez, 79, called the election just 16 months after being re-elected for a fourth term since returning to power in 2009. Since then, no rival candidate has emerged, partly bec…
Madrid, May 18 (IANS) Real Madrid have officially announced that club captain Dani Carvajal will leave the Spanish giants at the end of the current season, bringing an end to a remarkable 23-year association with the club.The La Liga club confirmed the decision in an official statement on Monday and paid tribute to one of the most decorated players in its history.Carvajal, who joined Real Madrid’s academy in 2002 and became a first-team regular in 2013, played a major role during one of the mo…