Atletico Madrid are in the process of finalizing the details which will see the reigning champions of Spain embark on a brief summer tour of China this summer. The confirmed dates for the friendlies are: July 28, August 1 and 4. The venues and opposition have yet to be confirmed, but it is understood one […]

Diego Simeone has heaped praise on Fernando Torres by saying the striker's presence has improved the performances of forwards Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandzukic. Torres arrived in January and quickly settled back into his boyhood club, scoring a brace at the Santiago Bernabeu which helped knock Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey. While […]

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has resumed training and is set to return to Diego Simeone's lineup this weekend against Sevilla. The 23-year-old's last appearance was February 7th when he was substituted during the opening minutes of the Madrid derby after picking up a muscle injury. Initially, it was expected Koke would be sidelined for up to […]

Diego Simeone believes Atletico Madrid's consistency and ability to accept new challenges will benefit the team during the knockout stages of the European tournament, speaking ahead of his side's Champions League Round of 16 encounter against Bayer Leverkusen, Simeone has always preached to his players to play every match like it is a cup final, and the Argentine has not […]

While Fernando Torres has previous UEFA Champions League experience with Liverpool and Chelsea – making 53 appearances between both Premier League sides – Wednesday night will be the first time the Spanish forward will step on the European stage as a member of his boyhood club, Atletico Madrid. Torres began his career with Los Colchoneros making […]

Diego Simeone has confirmed that Atletico Madrid have begun negotiations to retain their manager past his current contract with the La Liga side, which is set to expire in June 2017. Although no agreement has been reached between the coach and club, both parties are "excited" about their future together and the consensus is a […]

Following their 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo last weekend, experts have all but written off any chance of Atletico Madrid retaining their La Liga title this season. The setback at the Balaidos left the reigning league champions seven points adrift from first place Real Madrid, with no more matches left to play between the city […]

Former England boss Fabio Capello defended the tactics used by Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid by saying the reigning La Liga champions were not a "violent" team and that the sport is not for "wimps." The comments come during an interview with Spanish radio. Capello, who is currently the coach of Russia's national team, has […]

Due to injuries and suspension, Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is set to start Fernando Torres, Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandzukic together for the first time this season. Atletico will be lacking creativity tomorrow against Celta Vigo due to the suspensions of Arda Turan and Raul Garcia; and because of the loss of Koke to […]

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has been ruled out for four weeks after straining a hamstring muscle. The injury occurred in the opening minutes of his side's 4-0 victory over Real Madrid on Saturday. Koke was attempting to get on the receiving end of a pass from Antoine Griezmann, but the midfielder pulled up lame shortly after accelerating […]

In an interview with French television, Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has revealed why he turned down an offer from Barcelona earlier in his career. The January player of the month in La Liga told RTL that the Catalan club initially approached him when the France international first broke into the squad at Real Sociedad in 2009 […]

Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan will leave the Spanish champions at the end of the season, according to the player's agent. With the Turkey international turning 28 last week, Turan's representative Ahmet Bulut believes now is the time for his client to move on and receive a bumper payday. Bulut says he will only consider […]

Atletico Madrid are considering reporting Paris Saint-Germain to FIFA for contacting manager Diego Simeone regarding a possible switch to the French club. Simeone has been in charge of Atletico for just over three years, and during that time he has engineered one of the most amazing renaissances in European football. Under his leadership, Los Colchoneros have won […]

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is losing patience with Laurent Blanc and wants the manager to take a tougher line towards the players in his dressing room. The Qatari reportedly feels that Blanc has lost control of the squad and outbreaks of indiscipline are seen as a direct result of the manager's lack of authority in […]

During a recent interview with Radio America 1190, manager Diego Simeone was asked about the speculation concerning his future with Atletico Madrid. The Argentine boss is perhaps the hottest managerial property in world soccer and speculation has been that the 44-year-old could potentially move to another European club at the end of his current contract with the […]