Real Madrid (‎Los Blancos) | Special Thread

[Salamander]

Isco kawafanyia kitu kibaya waitaliano, pole yao!!!! Now itakua how to stop isco!!! At the moment he is unstoppable sababu ya wenzake wanaomzunguka

I can see the reason why Zidane didn't buy another striker in this window. Asensio, Isco and that crazy captain were all over the pitch.

 

[masijala]

I can see the reason why Zidane didn't buy another striker in this window. Asensio, Isco and that crazy captain were all over the pitch.

That captain is a monster!!!! I wish he could play for 10yrs more from now, he is the only defender now days who sniffs goals and that pace he have you can't underrate for sure!!!

 

[Namuhi]

Vijana wanapiga mpira mzuri sana..Italy wameonekana useless kabisa.

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[The dream]

Real Madrid’s tenacious midfielder Toni Kroos has put both his match shirt and medal from the SuperCopa win over Barcelona up for sale, for charity. The German was part of the side that saw Madrid beat their arch rivals 5-1 over two legs.

 

[Tajiri Kichwa]

Real Madrid’s tenacious midfielder Toni Kroos has put both his match shirt and medal from the SuperCopa win over Barcelona up for sale, for charity. The German was part of the side that saw Madrid beat their arch rivals 5-1 over two legs.

Good maestro

 

[Roger Sterling]

Aaaand....it's done. Picture Rafa as the presidente, Fernando the honorary one.

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[Roger Sterling]

First fixture pile-up of the season awaits Real Madrid

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The month of August was demanding for Real Madrid as they contested the UEFA Super Cup and the Supercopa de Espana before the LaLiga season had even gotten underway, but September is set to be just as busy for Zinedine Zidane and his players.

Los Blancos have a total of seven matches scheduled up to October 1, between LaLiga and the Champions League.

It all begins next Saturday, at 13:00 CET, when Levante visit the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in the league and Zidane could make some rotations, given that many of his players will return from international duty late in the week.

Then, four days later, Real Madrid kick off their Champions League campaign against APOEL, aiming for a third consecutive title.

They'll travel to Dortmund for the second matchday of the European competition, with that match taking place on September 26, but there will be another three LaLiga games squeezed in between, namely a trip to Real Sociedad, a home clash with Real Betis and a match away at Alaves.

A home match against Espanyol on the first day of October then follows, rounding off what will be an exhausting few weeks.

Recent history will cause some concern from Real Madrid supporters, as they've struggled in September in the past and did so last year when they drew three games in a row against Villarreal, Las Palmas and Eibar, before unconvincing performances in the Champions League as they beat Sporting CP 2-1 late on and drew 2-2 away at Borussia Dortmund.

 

[Roger Sterling]

 

[Salamander]

Video | Ramos esque header vs Liechtenstein this night

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[Salamander]

Video | Isco's goal against Liechtenstein

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[Shadrack K. Lwila]

Hi,Madrid funs

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[Roger Sterling]

Real Madrid have the most valuable squad in the world

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It was already crystal clear that the Real Madrid squad was the most valuable in the world given what they have achieved in the last few seasons, but that belief is also supported by data.

The website Transfermarkt, which specialises in market values, lists the Real Madrid squad's total value at 774 million euros, beating Barcelona by 37m euros and Chelsea, in third, by 130m euros.

Despite losing a sizeable chuck of their value with this summer's departures of Alvaro Morata and James Rodriguez, the European champions are still the world's leading squad based on their monetary worth, which has been proven on the pitch in recent months and years.

Cristiano Ronaldo remains the star of the team, valued at 100m euros, while Gareth Bale follows at 80m euros, dropping 10m euros in worth since the beginning of this season, with Toni Kroos third at 70m euros.

The frontline is valued at 287.5m euros, despite being the least populated area of the squad, goalkeepers aside.

Another positive to take from the figures is the side's average age.

At just 25.3 years, it reflects that there is a bright future ahead for the LaLiga champions, not least because of this summer's additions of Dani Ceballos and Theo Hernandez, as well as Jesus Vallejo and Marcos Llorente's returns.

Of the 23 squad members, only Bale and Luka Modric have decreased in value, while Marco Asensio's has risen the most - by 10m euros.

The squad's average worth is 32.34m euros, with nine players being valued higher.

 

[Roger Sterling]

Odegaard announces Real Madrid contract extension

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Following Norway Under-21s' goalless draw with Israel U21s, Martin Odegaard affirmed that he's increased the length of his stay at Real Madrid.

Currently on loan at Heerenveen, the attacking midfielder's deal runs to the end of the season, in the absence of any official confirmation of the renewal.

"A little more than 2018, at least," Odegaard told VG Sporten about his contract situation.

"I don't want to say much more at the moment."

An extension to the youngster's contract would be no surprise given the time and capital invested in his potential by Real, which is yet to be realised at this early stage in his career.

 

[Roger Sterling]

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When I turned 18, some teams in Europe started sniffing around. I heard that CSKA Moscow wanted me, and Sevilla. At the time, Sevilla was flying, and they had a lot of Brazilians, so I thought, Hey, that might be cool.

Then one day, I got a call from an agent. He said, “Do you want to go to Real Madrid?”

He said it just like that.

So I said, “Uhhh. Obviously, of course?”

But I didn’t know who this guy was.

He said, “Then you’re gonna go to Real Madrid. Write it down.”

A few weeks later, we were playing a game in Porto Alegre, and Real Madrid sent someone to meet with me at our hotel. So I go down into the lobby and this gentleman introduces himself. But he’s not wearing a Real badge. He doesn’t hand me a card or anything.

And then he starts asking me these questions like, “Do you have a girlfriend?”

I say, “Uh, yes.”

He says, “Who do you live with?”

I’m like, “Uh, my grandma?”

Again, no official card. No paperwork. So I was literally thinking to myself, Is this real? Am I about to be put on a plane to Siberia or something?

Two days later, I got a call saying that Real wanted me to come to Madrid to “do a medical.”

And still I was thinking, Is this actually legit?

You have to understand something about me. Until I was 16 years old, I didn’t even know there was a Champions League. I remember the moment exactly — I was sitting in the team room in Xerém, and some of the guys were watching a match on TV. It was Porto and Monaco. But the game actually looked different. At night, under all the bright lights, with all the fans. And the field was so beautiful and spotless … it was just amazing. In the Brazilian league, at least at that time, the lights weren’t so bright. The grass wasn’t so green.

This game looked like it was being broadcast from some other planet that I didn’t know about.

At some point, I was like, “Hey, what the hell is this league?”

My friend says, “Champions League.”

I said, “Champions of what?”

He’s like, “Dude, it’s the Champions League final.”

I had no idea what he was talking about. In Brazil, the Champions League was only played on the pay-per-view channels. Most people like me didn’t have access to it.

So, as I was saying, I’m on a plane to Madrid.


Remember, I had just turned 18. I swear to God that I thought I was just going there for a chat. When I arrived to meet with the club, I saw the contract on the table, with the Real Madrid crest on it and everything — and I signed that shit so fast.

Then the guys in the suits walked me straight out onto the field. They unveiled me to the media that day. I had no idea. My own family back in Brazil told me that they didn’t believe it was real until they saw the news on Globo Esporte:


Great article on Marcelo. Told by himself. But First We Attack | By Marcelo

 

[Roger Sterling]

I took inspiration from him on the pitch, too. Roberto Carlos would go up and down that left wing like a beast. Whether you love me or you hate me, you know what you’re getting when I’m out there. I love to attack. No, not just attack. A-TTACK, you know?

And then later on, in the back? If we got a problem, we’ll fix it. We’ll figure it out. But first, we attack.

You can only play with this kind of freedom if you have a good understanding with your partners. Fabio Cannavaro would play on my side, and he’d say to me, “You can go, Marcelo. I’m here. Kick off your shoes. Relax. I’m Cannavaro. I got this.”

It’s like Casimiro does with me nowadays. “Go ahead, Marcelo. We’ll worry about the other stuff later.”

Ahhhh, Casimiro. He saved my life. I might play until I’m 45 with this guy by my side

 

[Roger Sterling]

What do you want me to say? I was extremely sad at first. A little angry. But in my mind, I knew that there was something bigger waiting for me that night. I sat on the bench and waited. When we were down 1–0, I waited. In the 90th minute, I was still waiting. And then, in the 93rd minute Sergio Ramos saved us once again with a header at the death. I don’t know what it is with the guy. I think maybe it’s the hair.

 

[Namuhi]

So impressive exclusive story from Marcelo, Roger ...!!am right here with popcorn waiting more.

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[Roger Sterling]

Zidane has repaid his transfer fee in prize money

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In a year and a half as Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane has earned Los Blancos more money than the club paid for his playing services 16 years ago, when they signed him from Juventus.

Zidane's transfer fee in 2001 equates to one in the region of 75 million euros, while he has now earned the club 109.4m euros in just 18 months as coach.

The income comes directly from the side's triumphs under his guidance, primarily from the Champions League victories, as the Spanish federation does not directly offer financial benefits for success.

During the time the Frenchman was in charge in the 2015/16 Champions League, the club took in 29.5m euros, whereas after a whole European campaign last season the club brought in 54.2m, taking into account their UEFA Super Cup victories and the upcoming money from the Club World Cup.

This season, Zidane could push the earnings up to double the fee that was paid for him.

He has already proven in his coaching career, as he did in his playing days, that he was well worth the money the club spent to sign him from Juventus.

 

[Tajiri Kichwa]

What do you want me to say? I was extremely sad at first. A little angry. But in my mind, I knew that there was something bigger waiting for me that night. I sat on the bench and waited. When we were down 1–0, I waited. In the 90th minute, I was still waiting. And then, in the 93rd minute Sergio Ramos saved us once again with a header at the death. I don’t know what it is with the guy. I think maybe it’s the hair.

Hii interview iko youtube channel ya madrid so interesting ipo na ya asensio nafikiri