Four options for the new Santiago Bernabeu

Apart from the economic, social (change of statutes to try to implement a new form of postal voting) and sporty issues, Florentino Perez will include today in his speech to the Real Madrid Assembly, the exposure of the four projects that are finalists to compete for carrying out the reform of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

A spectacular and pharaonic project consisting in covering the entire

Real Madrid 8 - 0 Millonarios (Santiago Bernabeu Trophy)

Sixty years have passed since the latest visit of Millonarios to the Bernabeu Stadium and it may take another sixty before it returns. The interest of its comeback ran out in the name and in the memory of its first visit. Except the blue uniform, inspired by Tigre (Argentinian team) and the colors of the Conservative Party, nothing was as expected. We wanted to imagine that the scenario, the

Preview: Real Madrid - Millonarios (S. Bernabeu Trophy)

Nobody imagined that on Monday March 31, 1952 would become an important date in the history of Real Madrid. That day was, like today, a usual day to play a friendly match, then framed within the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of the club. It was raining (today also could) and the rival, like tonight was the Millonarios Bogota, Colombia champion (now leading).





The next day, the chronicles

Bernabeu Trophy: The relationship with Millonarios Bogota

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, September 23, 1953. Real Madrid and Nancy of France play a friendly match. An Argentine named Alfredo Di Stefano debuts in the white set. Real Madrid lost the match by 2-4 but won a figure that changed the history of the team and the Spanish football. 59 years later, Millonarios Bogota, one of the teams of the "Blonde Arrow", will play against Real Madrid the most

Rayo Vallecano 0 - 2 Real Madrid (Spanish League, Day 5)

Real Madrid did not need to turn on all the machinery to win in Vallecas. Suffered less than they could expect in the land of brave. The white team did not need much light to overcome the problems that prepared the Paco Jemez's team because Real Madrid won the match on the cards, were better. Simple as that. The key to its victory was not the effort, the placement on the field nor even football,

Real Madrid to face Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid play their third match in barely nine days in Vallecas tonight (7:45 pm). The Whites face Rayo 24 hours later than expected due to the blackout yesterday at the Vallecas stadium and they do so in the hope of building on the positive team performance last Tuesday in their opening European game against Manchester City. Mourinho has made reference to this point: “I liked the way the team

Sabotage in Vallecas

The Rayo Vallecano-Real Madrid match that had to be played yesterday, went down in history for electricity sabotage that left a side of the Vallecas stadium dark what forced the referee to stop the match, to be played today (7:45 pm CET).



Vallecas Stadium with spotlights out of order


The problem was detected around 8:30 pm. The spotlights of the one side of the stadium did not come on and

Preview: Rayo Vallecano - Real Madrid (League, Day 5)

Real Madrid returns to the reality of the Spanish league after the pomp of the Champions League, the shining spotlights of the heroic comeback against Manchester City, and aftertaste of sweet fellowship that was between the team and the Bernabeu fans with Cristiano Ronaldo's goal in minute 90'. And the reality is that white team has four points in four league games, and needs to start scoring

Di Stefano has his own room in the Real Madrid museum

Going into the remodeling Bernabeu Museum is like stepping into a 'Matrix' world. Hundreds of written documents, images and videos that dive in the history of Real Madrid within reach of a hand movement. The multi-touch technology can open images or videos with simple touch of a finger, expand, move from site... It's like being in front of a giant smartphone that contains the entire history of

Casillas: "I think we have a great responsibility"

Iker Casillas works to face each Real Madrid match with maximum intensity and concentration, with the target of winning and continuing to grow with Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. But the Real Madrid goalkeeper, who has always showed his solidarity, yesterday wanted to go beyond sports. The Captain sent a message of support to the family of Dawid Zapisek, who died last Tuesday from a

Kaka works overtime with Real Madrid Castilla

Kaka does not give up. The Brazilian is hoping that Mourinho will provide him the first minutes of the season, so he is training hard. He is not sat, much less. On Wednesday, the day off of the first team after the win against Manchester City, the white midfielder went early to Valdebebas and was working with Alberto Toril's team. Overtime with Real Madrid Castilla to stick with his 'setup'.

Karim Benzema has come back

The goal of the Serbian Kolarov left speechless the Bernabeu Stadium which was at that moment in shock (1-2). Neither the players nor Mourinho, nor many of the fans threw the towel, but there were a number of white fans who lost faith and headed downstairs to go home. A striking bleeding of fans, stopped by the player who did not have scored in the last ten matches he played, an important no

Real Madrid will sue Alfons Godall (Barcelona)

Real Madrid have made ​​official through a press release that will sue the former Barcelona vice president, Alfons Godall, who said the Real Madrid coach was a "psychopath". This is the statement: "Real Madrid CF rejects in the strongest disqualifications of the former vice president of FC Barcelona, Alfons Godall, toward the figure of our coach, Jose Mourinho, after the conclusion of Tuesday's

Jose Mourinho: His fights with his players

The substitution of Sergio Ramos in the starting lineup against Manchester City, being the second captain and one of the players who form the backbone of the team, raised surprise and opens a debate on sporting and non-sporting reasons that led Mourinho to point to one of the players with more weight and charisma in the squad.



Ramos and Mourinho in Seville


The coach denied any divorce with

Real Madrid: First to reach 100 wins in Champions League

"Real Madrid is the Champions League's club by history", said Mourinho and the statistics tell that he is absolutely right. With the win last Tuesday against the Manchester City (3-2), Whites became the first team to reach 100 wins in the top European competition. Though they have two teams following them, Manchester United and Barcelona which are on their heels with 99 and 98 victories,

Cristiano Ronaldo is already happy

Cristiano Ronaldo met yesterday with the best possible audience: the Champions League fans, much more boisterous and condescending than usual supporters. That is why in the presentation of the players at the start of the match there was not a single reproach to the Portuguese forward remembering the phrase for his sadness.



Cristiano Ronaldo celebrating his goal against Man. City


The

Luka Modric: "I came to Madrid to play matches like this"

Luka Modric was one of the players of Real Madrid more elated last night after the team's victory over the Manchester City. The Croatian said that live the nights like yesterday's was what motivated him to join Real Madrid.



Luka Modric


"This is Real Madrid. When you play well you can lose, but we won and that's what important. We won because we showed quality and character. I hope this match

Real Madrid 3 - 2 Manchester City (Champions League Day 1)

Europe is the solution. The disjointed Real Madrid, eight points under the Spanish league lider and playing in the confusion, revived in one of those European nights that occur from time to time that fans keep in their memory forever. Undeservedly, white team was two times behind on the scoreboard, overlooking a major crisis, and ended up winning 3-2 in a vibrant reaction, with all the best

Real Madrid vs Manchester City: The match of the one thousand million euros

It is the duel between the old winning tradition and the new rich. The King of Europe and the applicant. The most important club competition in the world will held today the highest possible price match, the duel of the one thousand million euros. The EuroMillions' night. The face-off between Cristiano and Tevez, Silva and Özil, Toure and Ramos...





The world's most expensive squads will face

Preview: Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Since Mourinho arrived at Real Madrid has faced the most significant matches, but no with more risk. Today, unlike the Classic or the Spanish Cup final, there is no prize at the level of the danger. Today, the only reward is keep breathing normally, change the mood, forget the crisis. Win against Manchester City is only that; basically to eliminate the other option, the more dramatic. Losing the

Manchester City at the gates

Real Madrid is bound to end its crisis facing one of the worst possible rivals, Manchester City, which has not lost a game since April. The champion of the Premier is 13 games unbeaten, with a record of 11 wins and 2 draws. Figures that show the power of the first rival of Real Madrid on the way to the Tenth European Cup.



Manchester City will face Real Madrid tomorrow


Since Manchester City

Reasons for the Real Madrid's disaster

The poor league start for Real Madrid has sparked a war between Mourinho and his players. The Portuguese coach speaks about lack of commitment, concentration and attitude of his players. Four points from four games and Mourinho has pointed to his players as the main culprits to be at this point to a great distance from their arch-rivals Barcelona. But, what are the reasons that explain the white

Mourinho: "Some players are not committed"

Jose Mourinho analysed his team's performance in the press room at the Sanchez Pizjuan. The Real Madrid coach did not try to make excuses for defeat and said the result was fair: "From the first to the last minute we were not a team. We played bad in the first half and we played bad in the second half too. Sevilla really deserved the win and we deserved the loss. Congratulations to them and we

Sevilla 1 - 0 Real Madrid (Spanish League Day 4)

There is only a thing worse than a bad start, not start never. So is the Real Madrid in La Liga, in the starting blocks. Eight points gap with Barcelona and without understanding the reasons of the bad game. Has decreased the interest of the players or the speech of Mourinho has lost effectiveness. Perhaps the Tenth (European Cup) is the only possible stimulus after winning all the other

Real Madrid to wear its green kit in Seville

"I hope we see a good game and I wish the green team to win the match". Even Mourinho commented twice in the press conference, the color of the shirt that Real Madrid will wear today: "We'll see if green shirts are good for us", said too. It's the new and exotic jersey that Adidas has released this season after the success of the last red (sold out all stock manufactured by the German brand). It

Preview: Sevilla - Real Madrid (Spanish League Day 4)

The Spanish League calls for its time after two weeks of national team matches, and does so with one of the highlighted matches of the championship: Sevilla vs Real Madrid. And this time also seems to come with more force than ever because Sevilla is in good shape, which adds a little more excitement and drama to a clash that has everything in itself. And, although Sevilla has not started the

Raphael Varane is also sad in Real Madrid

Much has been made of the sadness of Cristiano Ronaldo, but there is another Real Madrid player who is having very bad moments and he does not say anything publicly. Is Raphael Varane. For the first time since joining the white team last season, the young Frenchman is realizing that his dream of succeeding at the highest level is suffering an unexpected break and his performance in the field are

Real Madrid squad asks for a spokesperson to defend them

From the sadness of Cristiano Ronaldo and the multiple causes of it, has transcended a situation that not only worries Ronaldo. Other teammates, with importance in the dressing room, think there is a problem to solve: the absence of a weight spokesman to defend them unconditionally when necessary.



Florentino Perez with the Real Madrid captains


In one of the talks that have taken place in the

Cristiano Ronaldo and Florentino Perez: Cold meeting

Florentino Perez and Cristiano Ronaldo met in Valdebebas Sport City during the shooting of the official photo of the squad. It was a cold meeting between them. They greeted each other with a hug: warm by Florentino Perez and very cold by Cristiano Ronaldo. Rather the forward glanced the presidente while he had his arms folded. Florentino Perez picked him in the back and said something to him with

Real Madrid squad supports Cristiano Ronaldo

Real Madrid squad supports Cristiano Ronaldo, a full support and seamless that his teammates, Alvaro Arbeloa and Xabi Alonso, have expressed today. During a publicity event this afternoon to present the new Adidas boots that they will use this season and in which also participated Iker Casillas, both players have shown their support for the Portuguese star and have assured the fans of the

Real Madrid: New color for the away jersey (Third kit)

As happened last season, Real Madrid will have a unusual colored shirt with little history in the white club. This year, Adidas, the sports brand that dresses the Real Madrid, has designed a jersey whose main color is green. In principle, and as happened last year, is intended to be the away kit in the new edition of the Champions League which starts next Tuesday, and the third for the other

Higuain wins the battle against Benzema

Gonzalo Higuain has started the season in great physical shape. Neither cross the ocean alters his scoring routines. He has scored two goals in two games with Argentina, which are added to the four he achieved in the five games played with Real Madrid in official competitions.



Higuain has scored six goal this season


His average scoring is the best of a Real Madrid player, ahead of Cristiano

Cristiano Ronaldo will face today with Mourinho

Cristiano Ronaldo rejoins today to training with Real Madrid after his international commitments with Portugal and will face Mourinho for the first time since the forward made ​​public on September 2 that he was "sad" in Madrid. Mourinho did not like that player's statement to the media and now he can talk to Cristiano for the first time. Mourinho wanted to make it easy to Cristiano because has

Carvalho returned to training with Real Madrid

Ricardo Carvalho returned to training with Real Madrid and Mourinho after 117 days. The last time the central defender was with the first team was in the friendly against Kuwait national team (0-2) on May 16. Since then he has been away from the first team. He did not make the preseason with Real Madrid and was working alone in Oporto. The center-back had the excuse that it was looking team, but

Cristiano Ronaldo: Contract extension underway

Real Madrid will face the contract extension of Cristiano Ronaldo. After several previous contacts, the club aims to give a step ahead in the negotiation to review and extend the contract of Portuguese star. The first steps were taken some time ago and the idea is definitely close it as soon as possible.



Cristiano Ronaldo and Florentino Perez


It will be part of a cordial meeting with the

Cristiano: Summit with Mourinho and Florentino

The FIFA dates have postponed the earthquake, but this week all parties will resume the case. The challenge launched by Cristiano Ronaldo on September 2 making public his "sadness" due to issues "that people in the club know" will have an answer from the white club after the return of the Portuguese player appearances for his country. Portugal faces tomorrow Azerbaijan, in Braga, and the idea of

Luka Modric celebrates today his happiest birthday

Luka Modric celebrates today with his team his 27th birthday. The happiest of his career after being signed for Real Madrid, where he will complete his contract hovering around 32 (signed five years). Some of his team-mates say Modric is radically different from that seen in the previous call (to play against Switzerland), when he was not training with Tottenham and was waiting his move to the

Mourinho was watching Modric in Zagreb

Jose Mourinho came to Zagreb on Friday on the occasion of the match between Croatia and Macedonia. Real Madrid coach asked the Croatian Federation a seat to Maksimir Stadium VIP area, from where he observed the performance of his new disciple, Luka Modric, accompanied by an old acquaintance of the Real Madrid fans, Pedja Mijatovic.



Pedja Mijatovic and Jose Mourinho


Mourinho's visit to Zagreb

Real Madrid: In the way of the Financial Fair Play

For four seasons Real Madrid did not close the balance of the sale of players in summer positively. After 348.5 million euros accumulated deficit in transfers of players from season 2008-09, the white club closes the sales and signings this summer with a surplus of 10 million euros (also had an income by Javi Garcia's move from Benfica to Manchester City, 3 million by the solidarity mechanism).

Mourinho. "Real Madrid has a unique historical capital"

Jose Mourinho


How can clubs like Real Madrid or Barcelona, whose ownership is shared between thousands of partners, fight against the thrust of the teams sponsored by Russian or Arab millionaires willing to put money without limit? Can they keep their stars?
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern ... are clubs that have a capital that is unique, that is their historic capital. And this can not be

Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho: A strong relationship

Cristiano Ronaldo's case has been under control from minute one. At no time alarms have jumped at Real Madrid or anything similar, but have taken a series of measures to try to decipher the enigmatic statements the player made after the match against Granada. His words have not fallen on deaf ears.



Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo


Has been under control since Sunday night, when the president

Iker Casillas and Xavi: Prince of Asturias award

The joint candidature made up of Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez was one of two finalists for the Prince of Asturias Award for Sport that has been decided today in Oviedo.



Iker Casillas and Xavi: Prince of Asturias award


This award honours the athlete or institution that has set an example throughout their whole career or history. The joint bid of Casillas and Xavi was presented by FIFA

Cristiano Ronaldo: Press statement

Cristiano Ronaldo has wanted to step out of all the speculation out there about his sadness with a statement through various social networks: "That I am feeling sad and have expressed this sadness has created a huge stir. I am accused of wanting more money, but one day it will be shown that this is not the case. At this point, I just want to guarantee to the Real Madrid fans that my motivation,

Cristiano Ronaldo's case: Florentino Perez

Cristiano Ronaldo is not the first 'patient' sitting on the couch of Florentino Perez. The Madeira footballer went through the office of president to tell him his troubles and to ask for help to overcome the existential crisis being experienced by the world's most expensive footballer. The Cristiano Ronaldo's case is not the first problem for Florentino Perez, who has experience in similar

Cristiano Ronaldo's case: Story at Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo likes to announce publicly his feelings, occasionally. He stood in the press-zone after being eliminated by Germany in the Euro 2008 to insist that he was a footballer ambitious, that he had a dream since childhood and that nobody was going to stop him until fulfill. He was putting the cards on the table and pushing for Manchester United let him go to Real Madrid.



Cristiano

Cristiano Ronaldo's case: The money

Year after year, Cristiano Ronaldo is at the podium in all kinds of indiviual trophies. Best player, top scorer... However, if you take a look at the list of the highest paid players in the world, his name is not on the 'top 3' that would correspond him. You have to look down to find him. And this is one of the reasons for the anger of the Portuguese, who wants that the economic recognition

Kaka: "I didn’t leave because no offers were made"

Ricardo Kaka told Brazilian newspaper 'Globoesporte' that he had not received any offers from PSG or AC Milan, but only interest from a Chinese team and therefore decided to remain at Real Madrid: "I don’t want to be a burden on the club. I didn’t leave because no offers were made".



Ricardo Kaka


The Brazilian midfielder also said he is now looking to win over coach Jose Mourinho: “I don’t

Cristiano Ronaldo: "I'm sad. I'm not happy"

Cristiano Ronaldo was the star of Real Madrid triumph against Granada thanks to two goals, and now has 150 goals in 149 games. The Portuguese spoke about his stats after the match, the league and said something worrying about his future.



Cristiano Ronaldo after the match against Granada


The Real Madrid striker was substituted because of a knock that he took in the second half and clarified

Real Madrid 3 - 0 Granada (Spanish League, Day 3)

Real Madrid arrive at the international break with what they needed to do done. The Whites secured their second consecutive win against Granada and capped off a week in which they lifted the first title of the season. Cristiano Ronaldo, with a brace that takes him to 150 goals in competitive matches as Real Madrid player, and Higuain, equalling the Portuguese as the Whites’ top scorer this

Preview: Real Madrid vs Granada (Spanish League, Day 3)

Real Madrid are back in league action after an intense start to the season which has seen them lift the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona. In this third league fixture, and the fifth for the team in barely three weeks, the Whites face Granada today at the Santiago Bernabeu (7:50 pm, -CET-) aiming to record their first league victory against an opponent which has the same points tally as the

Fly Emirates: Sponsorship on the Real Madrid shirt from 2013

Bwin became official sponsor of Real Madrid in 2007 replacing Benq Siemens. The Austrian betting company signed an initial agreement for three years at 15 million euros net per season. The white club and Bwin renewed this partnership through 2013 with an improvement: 20 million euros per season.

This sponsorship so juicy has been under problems last months by the complaint filed by the Spanish

Squad: Michael Essien

Michael Essien


When he signed for Chelsea in 2005, José Mourinho defined Essien as a "multifunctional" player. The Ghanaian international has a quality that stands out above everything else: his versatility. The Real Madrid player has spent most of his career in midfield but has also played at right-back and in central defence.

After shining for Ghana u-17s in the 1999 New Zealand World Cup,

Kaka and Carvalho will stay

After the end of the summer transfer market, Real Madrid considered closed the chapter of signings and sales. The last sale operations were Granero and Lass, and the arrival of Essien was the last signing. Neither Mourinho nor Florentino Perez think about other last-minute move. This causes that Carvalho and Kaka will stay in Real Madrid, at least until next January. Throughout the summer the

Michael Essien: New Real Madrid player

Essien by Lass. Real Madrid staged a lightning move in the final hours before the close of the transfer market and has signed, for a season, the Chelsea Ghanaian player as a substitute for Lass, who will go to Anzhi, the Russian team. The Frenchman had not closed last night his contract (they offer him 5 million euros per year) but has time to achieve it, until August 5, the date that is the