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“Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” These were the infamous words of Brutus in justifying the assassination of Julius Caesar as staged in Shakespeare’s ever classical tragedy – A play delineated by the subterfuge of Cassius, the perfidy of Brutus and the ultimate quietus of Julius Caesar. In a […]
Energetic. Direct. Passionate. Just some of the words in an endless list that perfectly describe Real Madrid’s secret weapon. Marco Asensio; remember the name. The 21-year-old rising star is largely regarded as one of the hottest prospects in world football and has already showcased his talent to millions across the globe with some stunning performances […]
A night of glorious sporting spectacle. The epitome of footballing rivalry, packaged and shipped to a Floridian paradise. El Clásico Miami. It was an intriguing spectacle unlike no other Clásico ever played. In front of a 65,000 bumper crowd, two of Europe’s elite squads kicked off. I’m decked in Barça gear but the two fan […]
All great players face the same barrier in their careers. Time. It usually robs them first of their most physical attributes. Pace, strength, fitness. But in very few cases – the mind. For most, the mind remains razor sharp. For some it becomes even sharper. Examples include great players who go on to become great […]
As Marco Asensio’s first season as a Real Madrid player concludes, we take the time to analyse the massive impact he has had on the team, and how Zidane has gotten enormous performances out of the young Canary boy. What impresses the most, perhaps, is not how good he performs, but how versatile his performances […]
JosĂ© MarĂa GutiĂ©rrez Hernández was one of the most talented players of his generation, capable of moments of sheer magic. His unique ability and creativity stood out even at one of the biggest clubs in the world. Revered for his flair, Hernandez was a serial winner who collected 16 trophies at senior level, including three […]
Real Madrid may have some very important decisions to make as to which players to rotate, start or bench from now on for their matches, especially with the injuries they are grappling with at them moment and most importantly Gareth Bale’s injury which has been specified indefinite for a return time at the moment. The […]
Arsenal’s defensive midfield target Lucas Silva would reportedly sign for Real Madrid this January if the hint dropped by his teammate is anything to go by. Silva’s teammate Mayke, speaking to AS, said: “Being able to play in a team like Real Madrid is a dream of any player. We know he will go, but […]
Liverpool paid a visit to the Bernabeu yesterday for the return fixture of their Champions League match against Real Madrid in a match everyone expected the Brendan Rodgers side to have gone all out to see if they can salvage a good result in order to enhance their chance of qualifying for the round of […]
It has always been a difficult fixture for Real Madrid in recent years. Facing Barcelona even with their best run of form will probably end in defeat but the Blancos did enough on Saturday to overcome their rivals in a well contested match. Gareth Bale’s injury had little effect on Real Madrid’s display and the […]
Virtually one of the biggest fixtures in Europe every season is the El Classico. The recent exploits of both teams and the quality they possess makes it more interesting of recent. With both Real Madrid and Barcelona having the best two players in the world that have won six Ballon d’Or between them in six […]
According to reports, Jose Mourinho is set to rival his former club Real Madrid for the signature of Cruzeiro of Brazil midfielder Lucas Silva. Real Madrid were thought to be interested in the player who could be a ready replacement for the departing German midfielder Sami Khedira but Chelsea have also shown interest in the […]
The winter transfer window inches closer, speculations, rumours and gossips concerning players’ transfers and clubs’ acquisitions are underway. A plethora of English Premier League clubs and scores of players would make moves in January when the window opens. Therefore, attention should be paid to news and reports about transfers from now as clubs would be […]
It seems like every player out there and his mother are being linked to Manchester United and sometimes you’d feel if all these transfer rumours were actually true, where will they all fit in at Old Trafford? Anyway, the newest is that after Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent moved to quell the rumours about an imminent move […]
Liverpool spent quite a lot this summer and brought in Mario Balotelli, Rickie Lambert and Divock Origi to join Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling in the attack. This came after the sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona for ÂŁ75 million. Liverpool however has a record transfer of ÂŁ35 million spent in 2011 for club flop […]
