Madrid, April 7 (IANS) Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr admitted on Monday that he had a difficult relationship with former coach Xabi Alonso, but insisted he gets on much better with current coach Alvaro Arbeloa.Speaking to the press ahead of Real Madrid’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg at home to Bayern Munich, Vinicius was asked about his relationship with Alonso, who was sacked in January after just over seven months in the job.The forward drew controversy with his angry …
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Berlin, April 6 (IANS) As if to deliver good news, the sun briefly broke through the clouds when Harry Kane stepped onto the pitch at Bayern Munich’s training ground just before noon. The key message from the symbolic scene was that the 32-year-old England captain is likely to be ready to join Bayern’s squad for the crucial first leg of its UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against Real Madrid on Tuesday evening in Madrid.Kane recently missed England’s matches against Uruguay and Japan, as well…
Madrid, April 6 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa faces several major decisions as his side prepares to host Bayern Munich in the first leg of their 2025-26 Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday night.Real Madrid go into the game after a 2-1 defeat to Mallorca on Saturday, a result that left it seven points behind FC Barcelona in La Liga with just eight games remaining. With the league title slipping away, Real Madrid’s campaign and Arbeloa’s future as coach now appear to rest on succes…
Madrid, April 5 (IANS) FC Barcelona took a massive step towards winning this season’s La Liga title with a 2-1 win away to Atletico Madrid, while Real Madrid lost to Mallorca with the same score.The result gives Barcelona a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga with eight matches left. Robert Lewandowski scored the decisive goal in the 87th minute after a brilliant action from Joao Cancelo, who turned the defense inside out before hitting a shot from close range that Atletico goalkeeper Juan Mu…
London, April 3 (IANS) West London club Chelsea have taken disciplinary action against Enzo Fernandez, dropping the midfielder from the squad after his recent remarks hinting at a possible future in Spain drew internal concern.Head coach Liam Rosenior confirmed that the Argentina player will miss two crucial matches, an FA Cup quarter-final and a high-profile Premier League clash against Manchester City, following a decision made shortly before his pre-match media interaction.The move comes afte…
Barcelona, April 2 (IANS) Spanish football giant Barcelona’s president, Joan Laporta, has slammed FIFA over what he described as a congested and poorly planned international calendar after the team’s prime player, Raphinha, suffered a hamstring injury while representing Brazil.The injury occurred during an international friendly against France, leaving FC Barcelona without one of their most in-form attackers at a crucial stage of the season.Laporta did not hold back in his criticism of the sched…
Berlin, March 31 (IANS) Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann faces growing concerns over his striking options ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with no clear first-choice forward emerging.Nagelsmann travelled to Eindhoven to watch group opponent Ecuador in a friendly against the Netherlands, but questions persist over Germany’s attacking line, particularly the lack of a reliable penalty-box striker.The coach has been relying on Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade, Arsenal’s Kai Havertz, and Stuttgart’s Deniz …
Madrid, March 28 (IANS) FC Barcelona’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League title hopes have suffered a big setback after Raphinha suffered a hamstring injury while on international duty for Brazil, playing in a pre-World Cup friendly.The Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed on Friday that Raphinha suffered the injury in his right hamstring during Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to France in a friendly. The forward will leave the Brazilian squad to return to Barcelona for treatment, reports Xinhua.This…
Madrid (Spain), March 23 (IANS) FC Barcelona and Real Madrid both edged to narrow wins before the international break to keep the title race alive in the La Liga 2025-26 season.With the league moving towards a decisive phase at both ends of the points table, Barcelona and Real Madrid are separated by four points, with Barca leading the standings with 73 points while Real Madrid have 69 points after 29 rounds of matches. Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 while Real Madrid edged archrivals Atl…
Madrid, March 23 (IANS) Barcelona took a four-point lead over Real Madrid into the international break after grinding out a 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano, while Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a lively derby.Atletico struck first at the Santiago Bernabeu when Giuliano Simeone combined neatly with Ademola Lookman, who opened the scoring in the 33rd minute.Vinicius Junior leveled from the penalty spot 10 minutes after halftime after David Hancko fouled Brahim Diaz, and poor defending from Jo…