Zidane will work with the Real Madrid youth teams

Zinedine Zidane will work this season with the youth teams while finishes a training course for coaches. "The Real Madrid website announced yesterday in a statement the new role of the former player, the only staff member who did not travel to the U.S.A. Tour with the expedition. Zidane no longer is listed as "first team sporting director" in the chart the club displays on its website. It was

Mourinho presented ​​his tactical board in Los Angeles

In October 2010 some Spanish cameras caught Mourinho when he was writing notes during a Hercules vs Real Madrid match. The coach did not like it and from that moment he thought of inventing a formula more convenient to communicate with his players and avoid leaving tracks on the Press. He got in touch with Portuguese Pedro Araujo to launch a software to manage the tactics of his team: Mourinho

Ricardo Carvalho is training in Porto and will not return

Ricardo Carvalho is still not included in the pre-season training of Real Madrid and is in Porto awaiting for his destiny. The white player and the club have discussed about his situation and the central defender will not go back to Madrid and will not be incorporated at no time to practice with the white squad.



Carvalho training with Real Madrid last season


The Portuguese is still thinking

The squad supports Kaka at UCLA

He does not have his continuity ensured, not at all, but Kaka did not miss the smile on the first Real Madrid training at UCLA. The Brazilian is backed by the rest of the squad as we saw in the first working session at the North Athletic Field. The club is seeking the best for him while his teammates support and want him to play for Real Madrid.



Ricardo Kaka


Players like Cristiano, Ramos and

Real Madrid denies the agreement by the Croatian Modric

Real Madrid denies that it has completed the signing of Luka Modric for 45 million euros, as was claimed yesterday from England and Croatia. The reality is that the offer presented by the white team is 30 million euros with variables (games played and titles achieved by the Croatian player with the Real Madrid jersey), and Daniel Levy, on Friday, gave up and almost signed the transfer but then

Iker Casillas: "The club was right to hire Mourinho"

Iker Casillas was the first Real Madrid player to appear in front of the media at the UCLA facilities. The captain, who joined the team at the Los Angeles pre-season meeting after winning the European Championship in Ukraine and Poland, spoke about Mourinho, who begins his third season at the club: “Until you meet him you don’t realise that he is nothing like what you read about him in the press.

Benfica 5 - 2 Real Madrid (Friendly)

Real Madrid were beaten by Benfica in their second test of the pre-season. The Whites, who got to the break with the match all square, felt the impact of their absent players and from their limited two-week preparation. They were playing against a much slicker team that arrived at the game with five friendlies behind them and almost the entirety of their squad available. Nevertheless, the fitness

Milan reserves the number 22 for Kaka

A.C.Milan has vacated the mythical jersey number 22 that Kaka wore from 2003 to 2009 until was sold to Real Madrid by 67 million euros. The Italian club showed yesterday the final list of the players and their numbers. Nocerino, who wore that number, took the number 8: "We will leave free the jersey 22 to give it to Ricky", said a source at Milan according to Gazzetta dello Sport.



Kaka with

Mourinho is trying to bring Modric to the U.S.A. tour

Mourinho has taken a step forward in the case Modric and still continues making efforts to try to sign the Croatian player before the start of the Real Madrid U.S.A tour. The Portuguese coach is personally leading the negotiations as general manager of the football section.



Modric arriving to a training 


His relationship with Daniel Levy is more than good. They known personally from some

Morata: "Mourinho knows I am ready"

Morata (Oviedo vs Real Madrid)


Do you see yourself as a third striker of the squad?
I feel I have much to work and learn. In the first team there are great players and I try to copy them in everything I can. It's a luxury to work every day with them. I learn, especially with those players in my position, Cristiano, Benzema, Higuain, Callejon...

Have you spoken to Mourinho to define your role

Luka Modric trains in London waiting for Real Madrid

Luka Modric continues training on his own in London waiting to close his move to Real Madrid. The white team has reopened negotiations with Tottenham after Modric's apology to his chairman, Daniel Levy. However, the tug of war between 35 million euros offered by Real Madrid and the 45 millions claimed by Tottenham continues.



Modric is training in London


From Real Madrid are confident that

Kaka's agent met with Adriano Galliani in Milan

Gaetano Paolillo, Ricardo Kaka's agent in Italy, met this afternoon in Milan with Adriano Galliani and Braida Ariedo, CEO and general manager of Milan, respectively. The meeting took place at Lombard club in Via Turati, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.



Ricardo Kaka training this morning with Real Madrid


After the meeting, Paolillo left the offices of the Italian team without comment.

Oviedo 1 - 5 Real Madrid (Friendly)

Real Madrid easily triumphed in their first friendly against Oviedo who showed desire and courage but were no match for a team with many absentees but reinforced by Castilla players who played at a good level. Lucas Vázquez played a great first half and was among the stand out players for Whites along with Di María. Real Madrid accomplished their pre-match goals of winning, playing well and

Pre-season 2012-2013: Oviedo vs Real Madrid

The third version of the Mourinho's Real Madrid starts to move today and it will be the youngest in recent times. The holidays of the international players open the way to the youth squad members, in the first match of Real Madrid this season, at the Carlos Tartiere Stadium in Oviedo (7:45 pm CET).

Mourinho has not called Ricardo Kaka for the match. Real Madrid showed a first list on its website

Kaka: Milan does not give up and waits for a chance

Milan has not forgotten Ricardo Kaka neither the Brazilian his former club. Although Brazil is the preferred destination by Real Madrid, his former team does not close the doors, to the point that Berlusconi does not rule out ask Florentino a negotiation for the player, knowing he has options to sign him.



Adriano Galliani, Ricardo Kaka and Florentino Perez


The owner of Milan needs to excite

Benzema returns today after 29 days of vacation

Karim Benzema is the first international who played the Euro 2012 to incorporate into the squad of Real Madrid to take part of the pre-season. Today is summoned in Valdebebas Sports City and at 5:30 pm he will start training with the rest of his teammates. He returns after 29 days of vacation after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Euro, against Spain (2-0).



Karim Benzema at

Luka Modric: Tottenham expects a Real Madrid's move

The signing of Modric is a matter of time. All people know it in Madrid and London. No rush on either side of the negotiation. They do not want to rush and lose the pulse. With both teams forced to be understood, from Tottenham there is a tendency to work with Real Madrid as long as whites make a gesture to reconcile the views.



Luka Modric 


The numbers are stagnant. Tottenham still sees

Modric refuses to travel with Tottenham to U.S.A.

Luka Modric is still pressing for the completion of his signing for Real Madrid. The most recent rebellious move on the part of the Croatian player has been to stay behind in land while the Tottenham Hotspur team flies to the United States for a small pre-season tour.



Tottenham team at the airport


Modric did not turn up at London's Heathrow Airport to take the plane with the rest of his

Legends: Vicente Del Bosque

VICENTE DEL BOSQUE




Vicente Del Bosque (Player)


PLAYER

Vicente del Bosque Gonzalez was born in Salamanca on December 23, 1950. He began to play football in the streets of his native Salamanca. Vicente Del Bosque was gradually showing more interest in football and started to take it seriously. First played little teams as Fatima, Zamorano or Salome. With no preference for any position in

Real Madrid sells Gago and Canales to Valencia

Valencia and Real Madrid have reached an agreement for the transfer of Fernando Gago and Sergio Canales. The two players had previously given the 'ok' to Valencia for playing on its squad, in the case of Gago for the next four seasons. About Canales, he is going to stop being a loan and become Valencia player for all purposes. Valencia, in fact, made ​​official the hiring of the Argentinian on

Modric: Total rebellion

The status of Luka Modric in Tottenham turns more difficult with the pass of the time after the player has decided to stand firm in his decision. Today he has not submitted to training with the Spurs waiting for the London club accepts his transfer to Real Madrid.



Luka Modric waits for a move to Real Madrid


If yesterday the Croatian footballer appeared in the facilities of Tottenham but did

Fabinho to play for Real Madrid Castilla

Real Madrid Castilla already has substitute for Carvajal. The white club formalized yesterday the transfer (on loan) for a season with an option of purchase of the player Fabio Henrique Tavares, Fabinho, Brazilian right-back, 18, who arrives from Rio Ave, Portuguese team.



Fabinho training with Real Madrid


Fabinho began his career with 12 years in the Paulinas team until February 2011 when he

Luka Modric: Face to face with Villas-Boas for the first time

Today was the day. After many holidays and much speculation about his future, Luka Modric have done just that Real Madrid wanted him to do: inform, face to face, Tottenham about his desire to leave the club and, if possible, join the squad of Real Madrid.



Luka Modric training with Tottenham


Luka Modric has joined this morning the Tottenham Hotspur training camp. At 9:30, an hour and a half

Gonzalo Higuain: "Modric is a good player"

Gonzalo Higuain gave the first press conference of the preseason. He revealed that the meeting with Mourinho and the love of the Bernabeu fans were key to stay and spoke of the coming season.



Gonzalo Higuain


How are you approaching this new year?
"This year I am able to start work at the beginning of the preseason and I am really looking forward to it. I feel strong. I hope this season is as

Modric does not want to travel to the U.S.A. with Tottenham

Luka Modric still enjoying his last days of holiday in Croatia while the machinery of Real Madrid awaits the arrive of the player to London to see how events evolve there. The midfielder and his agents still harbor hopes that the player does not have to appear tomorrow in his first scheduled training workout with the Spurs, although it is certain that the playmaker will travel to London.

Gago and Carvalho: Farther and farther

Fernando Gago and Ricardo Carvalho were the two protagonists this Monday at the turn of Real Madrid to work to start the preseason. Both the Argentine and the Portuguese know that they have their feet out of the Real Madrid and yesterday it was again clearly demonstrated.



Fernando Gago


The midfielder even arrived later than his companions to Valdebebas facilities. In fact, Gago then trained

Seven Real Madrid players to win the European Player award

At Euro 2012 Real Madrid had ten players in the semifinals (5 from Spain, 3 in Portugal and 2 from Germany) and it was the most reliable clue about what was perceived as last season: the cyclical change between Real Madrid and Barcelona. UEFA yesterday gave more arguments for this reflection making public the 32 players who in its judgment have deserved to win the Best European Player of the

Two million euros separate Modric from Real Madrid

Modric is a short walk from Real Madrid. Specifically, 2 million euros away. The numbers are about to be clear in the negotiations that white team and Tottenham have had longstanding. Or what is the same, the player is about to go to Valdebebas Sports City to train with Mourinho's squad.



Luka Modric


The clubs are closer than ever to sign the transfer. In the case of a transaction of this

Real Madrid 2012-2013: The champion is already underway

Real Madrid, Spanish Champion 2011/12, has returned to work this Monday. And despite being the first day of work, Mourinho does not let up. At 8:15 a.m. the squad was summoned for medical examinations, but there was no time to lose. After testing, Mourinho had scheduled a breakfast and the first training session as first contact with the grass. The first training began at 10 in the morning. The

Iker Casillas: "We want to win all four titles"

The goalkeeper of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, Iker Casillas, who is visiting Houston to establish a new program for the Real Madrid sports schools in collaboration with BBVA Compass, said the goals achieved are not going to limit the new goals about which he already thinks for next season with Real Madrid and Spanish national team.



Iker Casillas


"I want to do better than the

Ricardo Kaka: Milan has fresh money to sign him

Kaka 'landed' three years ago at the Bernabeu Stadium as a blessing (55,000 spectators attended the official presentation), but after that time has become an obstacle and a problem. For the institution and the white crowd. In fact, the club is very concerned because his leaving would ease a lot the door of the signings, focused especially towards the Croatian Luka Modric.



Ricardo Kaka

Until

Modric to harden negotiation with Tottenham

Real Madrid is not in a hurry to sign Modric. Spanish team knows first hand that the player wants to wear the Real white jersey. In fact, the agreement between Real Madrid and the Croatian playmaker can take for granted. For this reason, its strategy is to leave spending time for lowering the price of the signing.



Luka Modric


Real Madrid will not pay more than 35 million euros, when the

Hamit Altintop: New Galatasaray player

Hamit Altintop is already a player of Galatasaray. After many weeks of negotiations, the last effort of the Turkish side has allowed closing the deal with Real Madrid. The official announcement says: "Real Madrid C. F. and Galatasaray SK have reached an agreement regarding the transfer of Hamit Altintop to the Turkish club"

Just before closing the transfer, Altintop took a plane and traveled to

Nuri Sahin's future under discussion

Nuri Sahin's future is a matter of discussion in the office area of Real Madrid stadium. The white team's technical staff thinks that the Turkish midfielder has to leave to play in other team, that's what he need. Although Mourinho, after the season, declared publicly that Sahin would continue for another season under his command.



Nuri Sahin


Although Sahin is convinced that he will stay in

Villas-Boas opens the door to Modric

The leaving of Luka Modric from Tottenham is getting closer. To the player's desire to leave London now joins the consent of the Tottenham's next season coach. The Portuguese Andre Villas-Boas has said he will not slow down the leaving of the Croatian playmaker whenever the sale of the player can be made "for the right price".



Andre Villas-Boas


The Portuguese coach thinks that the leaving of

Real Madrid vs Oviedo: Pre-season 2012-2013

Real Madrid will play its first pre-season game at the Carlos Tartiere Stadium on July 24 against Oviedo. The date was free to play a friendly, that at first Real Madrid was going to play in Tangier. Having canceled the match in Morocco, the white club decided the best was to play in Spain and in a place where fans usually do not enjoy Real Madrid. Yesterday all negotiations were fast and Oviedo

U.S.A.Tour 2012: Tickets for trainings, around 310 euros

The madness that exists when Real Madrid visit American soil knows no bounds. The large legion of Real Madrid fans wait for a year the visit of their idols. They expect so much time that are willing to pay outrageous amounts of money to get close to the players. A training, a single working session of the Jose Mourinho's team becomes a media show in Los Angeles, the land of the shows. 382 dollars

Real Madrid: Spanish Season 2012/13 Schedule

Real Madrid will start the Spanish League season against Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on 18/19 August. It will be the first offical match played by the white team in the next season because the Spanish Super Cup (against Barcelona) will be played on August 23/30. The first Classic in 'La Liga' will take place in Barcelona on October 7.



The Spanish League (La Liga) 2012/13 Matchday

Altintop could sign for Fenerbahce this week

Hamit Altintop comes to Turkey today and this week could become a new player of Fenerbahce. The agreement with Real Madrid is full and the white team would earn 2 million euros with the sale of the Turkish international player. The only issue has not yet been resolved is the player's salary. Hamit Altintop requires a salary of 3.5 million euros per year, while Fenerbahce offers 2.8 million and

A.C.Milan insists on recovering Ricardo Kaka

A.C. Milan insists on recovering Ricardo Kaka. The Italian club has set as main target the return of Brazilian player and will try again to reduce the price of the transfer, something that Real Madrid is not going to do. Because the white club remains steadfast in its position. Although Mourinho does not have him for next season, Real Madrid does not want to give the player as a present and is

Mourinho's ten untouchables

Mourinho will set the foundations of his third season at the helm of Real Madrid with the same group of players with which the Portuguese coach began his history in the white team in the summer of 2010. Ten men for the Tenth Champions League.



Real Madrid starting lineup 2011-2012

The continuity of the project will be the key to the success of the white team. The coach will trust on a starting

Luka Modric will only play for Real Madrid

"I just want to play for Real Madrid" It can be said louder, but not clearer. Luka Modric said Tottenham weeks ago that he wanted to leave the club to play for Madrid. No choice for other offers that have come to White Hart Lane. They do not satisfy his desires.



Luka Modric


Since Luka Modric met the interest of the Spanish club for him, he ordered his agents to give absolute priority to the

Xabi Alonso's next target: Champions League

Xabi Alonso said the press in Indonesia that after winning the Spanish League with Real Madrid and the European Championships with Spain this year, his target for next season is to win the Champions League with the Spanish club.



Xabi Alonso in Jakarta



"It was great to win the Spanish championship with 100 points, defeating Barcelona in an amazing duel. It felt just as good to win the

Goodbye again, Maicon

At the second attempt, Maicon will not play either for Real Madrid. As in 2010, the Brazilian back will be left with the desire to play for Real Madrid. And as two years ago, Mourinho will be without his favorite right-back. Real Madrid won the pulse. At no time the white team was heavily intrested in the transfer.



Maicon will not play for Real Madrid


The white team has already ruled out

Squad: Jesus Fernandez (35)

Jesus Fernandez


A goalkeeper with good balance he is strong in one-on-one situations. Quick reflexes, agile, his positioning and dominance in the air are his main weapons in goal. He is an effective, dynamic goalkeeper and has ball distribution worthy of admiration.

His time with teams that have fought in the Second Division has helped him to gain the experience to play in goal for the

Modric is upset and wants to sign before July 17

Luka Modric is very close to Real Madrid. In fact, the Croatian press assured yesterday that the signing was around 35 million euros. In addition, some media, collected statements of a person close to the player who wanted to remain anonymous. "Everything has been resolved satisfactorily. Luka and Real Madrid agree on everything. Has emerged a little more difficulty with the position of Tottenham

Dani Carvajal to play for Bayer Leverkusen

Dani Carvajal is very close to becoming a new player of Bayer Leverkusen. So much so that just need official confirmation. The right-back of Real Madrid Castilla, 20 years old, will play in the Bundesliga because Jose Mourinho is not interested in him. Negotiations are well advanced between clubs and the transfer, with a repurchase option, will be around 5 million euros. The player and Bayer have

Cristiano Ronaldo: Three years at Real Madrid

Today marks three years since Cristiano Ronaldo set foot for the first time at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in front of 85,000 spectators (3,000 more were left outside the stadium), in what is considered the most massive presentation of a footballer in history. Around 9:15 pm on July 6, 2009, the Portuguese star, wearing the number 9 on his back, jumped at the Bernabeu grass under tremendous

Cancelled the Real Madrid's friendly match in Tangier

Real Madrid's preseason begins to suffer changes of schedule. The friendly match against Atletico Tetuan that was going to play next July 24 in Tangier has had to be suspended by logistical problems.

Thus, the Real Madrid 2012-13 will begin its pre-season matches in the tournament Eusebio, which will be played in Benfica at Da Luz Stadium (July 27). The friendly against the Moroccan team,

Squad: Alvaro Morata (29)

Alvaro Morata


Alvaro Morata is a very complete striker. Fast in attack, skilled, able to go past players and he has a good character. A killer in the area and always amongst the top scorers in all of the teams he has played in. His quality, goal-scorer’s instinct and opportunism have helped him to keep his spot through the lower ages groups for Spain.

He arrived at Real Madrid in 2008 from

Alvaro Morata to play for Real Madrid next season

Alvaro Morata is the first signing of Real Madrid 2012-13. Jose Mourinho has decided that the youth squad player is going to be one of the 25 players of the first team for the next season. The player, therefore, will not play for R.M. Castilla.



Alvaro Morata at the Bernabeu Stadium


In the absence of official confirmation, the decision has been made. Morata, who turns 20 next month of October

Mourinho does not give up Maicon

Jose Mourinho does not 'switch off' on holiday. Despite being in Miami with his family, the Portuguese coach follows minute to minute all negotiations for the players he is interested in to strengthen the Real Madrid squad. In addition Mourinho speaks almost daily with Jose Angel Sanchez and Florentino Perez to finish setting up the team. And for the team he wants a new right-back; Maicon.

Luka Modric: The child of the wooden shinpads

Luka Modric is now a recognized player in the spotlight of Real Madrid. But his history and his childhood are not based on the typical discourse of effort and 'it was not easy', but there was a war and that is too much important for a child.



Luka Modric (Zadar)

Luka was born in 1985 and the Balkan War broke out in 1991. He was six years, a crucial age for his future. His father, Stipe,

Real Madrid Girlfriends: Lena Gercke (6)

Lena Johanna Gercke, better known as Lena Gercke was born on February 29, 1988 in Marburg, Germany). She is a German fashion model and television host. She was winner of the first cycle of Germany's Next Top Model.



Lena Gercke. Sami Khedira's girlfriend

Gercke was born in Marburg and grew up in Cloppenburg where she attended the Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF), a Roman Catholic gymnasium,

Real Madrid players at Euro 2012

Real Madrid players have stood out in the European Championship. In the list of the 23 best in the tournament, made by the UEFA Technical Committee, there are eight white players on the team: Casillas, Ramos, Xabi Alonso, Cristiano, Pepe, Coentrao, Özil and Khedira. Benzema is not. He did not play his best as well as the France team. Albiol did not play a minute. And Arbeloa, the other Real

Iker Casillas: More records, more championships.

Spain won the Euro 2012 by defeating Italy 4-0 in the final held at Kiev's Olympic Stadium. The Spanish players played a brilliant tournament and they are the first side in history to win the title a second time in a row. The squad featured five Real Madrid players. Arbeloa, Ramos and Alonso were starters in the final and played the entire match. Raul Albiol was on the bench. Casillas gave a

Nuri Sahin blocks the signing of Luka Modric

The transfer of Luka Modric to Real Madrid is cooled. Although the player already has an agreement with the white club, the next step is to reduce the 50 million euros that Tottenham is asking for the Croatian midfielder. In the negotiations was mentioned the possibility that Nuri Sahin's move to English team could serve to decrease the transfer price, but the Turkish player does not want to

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium: The quintessential football field

The Santiago Bernabeu is the best European stadium. According to the QYPE users (the leading online community for recommendations on the continent), it has the best valuation. The Real Madrid home gets four stars (out of five possible) and better assessment than any other stadium.



Santiago Bernabeu Stadium 2012

Users also consider it "the quintessential football stadium" and described the

Ricardo Kaka: Mourinho's decision

Beyond the signings, the future of Kaka is still the main question at Real Madrid. When the season ended over a month ago, the Real Madrid took for granted the departure of Brazilian footballer but the situation has not changed at all. Kaka has still the idea of ​​staying at Real Madrid, because nobody has said him that he has to search new team.



Ricardo Kaka and Jose Mourinho


So, the ball