Archive for the ‘Real Madrid’ Category

PostHeaderIcon Real Madrid fans are more religious than Barcelona

According to the study, non-believers tend to identify more with the club, while the most religious people are inclined to Real Madrid.

Specifically, 50% of respondents claiming to be non-believers are declared Barca fans, while only 11% of this group of respondents who claims not to believe claims to be a fan of the team merengue. By contrast, among Catholics (who practice their faith to some extent) the preference lies with the Real Madrid: 40% of them follows the white set, ten points more than those who follow the Blaugrana team.

As noted by Sport.es daily, although the study does not address specifically the nuances in terms of geographical area and different religious customs in each province, very significant yields data on the faith of the fans. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Real Madrid fans celebrating in Cibeles King’s Cup

 Cibeles King's Cup

Dozens of fans of Real Madrid began arriving shortly after midnight at the iconic Cibeles fountain after the final whistle of the King’s Cup against FC Barcelona to celebrate the conquest of a title as the white team had 18 years without to win.

After the beep, which ended 120 minutes of stroke in Valencia’s Mestalla stadium, the fans ‘meringues’ started coming to the goddess Cybele, the symbol of Real Madrid to celebrate the King’s Cup against arch rival achieved.

The rain that from early in the night fell steadily in the capital did not prevent fans travel to the Cibeles fountain, well protected by fences and where the City deployed a special security device to potential crowds. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Mourinho want and I can not athletic

MourinhoAfter the break, the script followed by the same path. No clear dominant on grass, looking for his first goal for Atletico with more conviction and intention Madrid looks forward his attack on the fast torn from their forwards. After several shots far, the best chance of Forlan had a volley that hit the crossbar of the goal Real Madrid.

Atlético’s first goal was never so close. Madrid still depended on the Christian and Özil torn, which created a lot of danger in the goal of de Gea. In the final minutes, with the entry of Benzema, White’s attack took another breath.

French must recognize the change in recent games. Has not scored, but his decision making has improved dramatically. His boots were born the last occasion the match, as one of Marcelo, who caught on another big game. In the end, victory of Madrid, which remains undefeated leader in the league? Atletico harvest another poor result in the white course but it goes with the feeling of fighting to the end.

PostHeaderIcon The Madrid is very happy with this neighbor

HuiginMourinho was released with a Madrid derby victory. The Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 in a fun game with many choices in the game that allows whites to follow leaders after ten games without losing is still not a match.

Very beginning of the meeting, locals warned of their intentions. Pressure up and admitted their fast strikers who penetrated the Atletico defense with ease. Cristiano Ronaldo on the left and Di Maria on the right ball surti Higuain and relied on Özil, lord of the playmaker.

The initial domain resulted in the first goal when it had played just thirteen minutes. Carvalho took the ball to Reyes and went on the attack and took a pass inside Özil to define a front as if it were. With that goal, the Portuguese told of his great game.

The former Chelsea player caught on a great performance until he retired due to injury. Real Madrid this season has added to its traditional defensive consistency stuck it on a machine to win games. And that has much to blame the Portuguese.

Just minutes later, a kick in the side of the area ended in the back of the net. De Gea made the statue in the shot Özil that neither strong nor was stoned. Bernabeu 2-0 and dreaming of a big landslide. But Atletico will not give up and not lose face to match. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Kaka and Benzema see the light in Albania

Before starting the second half, tied the score in a while, the light disappeared from the national stadium in Tirana, caused by a failure of two safety fuses in the cab lines. Real Madrid’s visit represented a historic event for the fans Albanians, who awaited the resumption of the game, almost an hour and a half later, speculated that the definitive suspension of the meeting.

The Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini took the commitment to give one minute of football players with far less involvement during the course. Dudek, Metzelder, and Raul Gago, Granero and ‘Guti’ left home along with Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, they are bound by contractual requirements.

An excessive rest
The white display difficult match from the beginning. When two minutes a cross from Brazilian Dos Santos took advantage to beat Dudek Xhafaj. Real Madrid took control of game against a rival youth soccer players comprising, facing its second season in the First Division. Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo wasted clear chances to score. Although the final leg of the first half, Kaka Ronaldo took advantage of a center to establish the tie.

The second half saw the start of a new party. Hour and a half after the players reached the locker room, returned to the field. As the light came back. The changes were multiplied on both computers and white rule intensified.

France’s Karim Benzema was the most active. Aim but lacked much of a match dominated by the visitors box, only disturbed by the rapidity of Dos Santos, who buzzed white behind. With ten minutes remaining, ran the connection between the attacker Guti and Gaul. The Madrid attended his companion, who slid the ball into the net to record victory in the first Spanish and Real Madrid’s historical presence in Albania.

PostHeaderIcon Cristiano Ronaldo will be reviewed in Holland and lost Atletico-Madrid derby

* The Dutchman Niek van Dyjk surgeon will examine your ankle.
* The Portuguese striker has been subjected to further tests where you see improvement but not enough to return.
* It has been exercising in the gym waiting for the better.

The ankle of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid midfielder, damaged a bone edema in internal tibial malleolus will be examined in the coming days by the surgeon Dyjk Dutchman Niek van, which had already intervened year and half ago, while playing at Manchester United.

“Following Cristiano Ronaldo under review, there is no clinical improvement in edema of the medial bone in his right ankle; So the player can not start training must continue with treatment and discharge work. Yet control evolutionary, “the medical report indicating the tests to which the Portuguese had been submitted on Wednesday morning.

“By mutual agreement with the player and consulted medical services will proceed to a consultation in the coming days with the Dutchman Niek van Dyjk professor, surgeon intervened and injured ankle in July 2008.

Cristiano Ronaldo, therefore, is practically ruled out of Saturday’s game in the derby against Atletico Madrid. The Portuguese have not exercised in the afternoon with the rest of his colleagues and has done work in the gym.

The player Luso, who sprained medial collateral ligament in his right ankle was injured Sept. 30 in the continental game that Real Madrid played against Olympique Marseille. He was diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament of his right ankle.

It reappeared on 10 October during the meeting that Hungary faced Portugal in the qualifiers for the finals in South Africa, but relapsed and had to be replaced.