He has become a familiar sight at Real Madrid¹s press conferences before its Champions League matches: next to the Special One sits the Silent One, a former player whose list of honors rivals that of the coach (it includes a World Cup and European Championship success), and whose presence adds even more stardust to the Real Madrid name.
Before he scored the first two goals in Real Madrid's 4-0 Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur last week, Emmanuel Adebayor did what he does before every game. He thought of all the people that had written him off. It's not a short list. It starts with the friends of his parents back in Kodjoviakope, a Togolese town on the border of Ghana, who said he should not play soccerl, includes coaches at Metz and Monaco who criticized his attitude, and takes in senior figures at Arsenal and Manchester City, with whom he has not always seen eye-to-eye.
And so at last it's official: Barcelona versus Real Madrid, Spain's clásico, will be played at 9 p.m. on Nov. 29. That's MONDAY, Nov. 29. It will be the last game of jornada, or Match Day, 13.
So, it's official: Pellegrini out, Mourinho in. Bet you never saw that one coming, eh?
At the start of the La Liga season, Real Madrid new director general Jorge Valdano described it as a Hollywood blockbuster, and there was little doubt who was going to play the starring roles.
Beleaguered Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has received a vote of confidence for the club's director-general Jorge Valdano despite their disastrous Champions League exit to Lyon on Wednesday night.
World Soccer's Sid Lowe recently sat down with Real Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano to discuss the club's reborn Galáctico policy under Florentino Pérez, the team's new signings, chasing Barcelona and soccer economics.
Xabi Alonso completed his medical at Real Madrid on Wednesday as club director general Jorge Valdano said their close season transfer spending spree was over.
Argentina World Cup winner Jorge Valdano was one of seven people injured in a helicopter crash in Mexico City on Saturday.
Brazilian international defender Roberto Carlos has extended his contract with Real Madrid until June 2007, the Primera Liga club said on Friday.
Real Madrid have agreed a five-year deal with Roma's 26-year-old Argentine defender Walter Samuel, the Primera Liga club have confirmed.
Real Madrid's woes continued with the news Brazil striker Ronaldo could be out for two weeks with a hamstring injury suffered in the 3-0 home loss to Osasuna.
Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane has failed in his appeals against a one-match ban after being sent off in midweek and misses their top of the table clash with Valencia on Sunday.
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