ALL POSTS TAGGED "Raul"

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/ 98 days ago

‘Messi is the best,’ claims former Cristiano Ronaldo teammate and Real Madrid legend

A Real Madrid legend who once played alongside Cristiano Ronaldo has named Lionel Messi as the best soccer player in the world.

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/ 559 days ago

Spanish legend Raul tipped to lead Schalke from dark days

Schalke needs a new manager, and former player Raul is leading the way to be the next boss of the German side. The Spaniard spent a pair of seasons in Germany with Schalke after his record-breaking stint with Real Madrid. He was in the squad the last time Schalke won a major trophy. Now, though, […]

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/ 5676 days ago

Magath Looks Up As Schalke Slump Comes To An End

Schalke ended a five-match losing streak on Wednesday evening after they pulled off a last-minute win away to Freiburg. Few could see, after so many disappointing defeats, how Magath's side would be able to pick themselves up with morale seemingly in the dumps throughout the squad. Despite that, Felix Magath's side grabbed their first win […]

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/ 5901 days ago

Report: Raúl, Real Madrid's All-Time Leading Scorer, Has Offer to Join Red Bull

Real Madrid star forward Raúl has an offer to join Red Bull New York, according to reports in Madrid. Those reports claim the former talisman for Los Blancos has an received a salary offer from the Major League Soccer team that is comparable to his current compensation from Real Madrid. The 32-year-old forward has spent […]

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/ 5993 days ago

Real Madrid 1-4 Alcorcón: The Five Stages of Grief Through the Players' and the Supporters' Eyes

Denial Although Real Madrid needed five goals to overturn their Round of 32 tie with Alcorcón, a certain sense of denial was important in this particular situation so that they could believe that their task was not impossible. Kaká stated, "For the pride and for the history of Real Madrid, we have to win this […]

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/ 6014 days ago

Have Milan turned the corner?

I think it is fair to say that AC Milan's start to the season has been less than impressive to say the least. However, victory over Roma at the weekend propelled them into the top half of the table and then last night the Rossonerri did the unthinkable and beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu […]

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/ 6041 days ago

Modest Improvement For Madrid

Villarreal 0-2 Real Madrid 0-1 Ronaldo, 2’ 0-2 Kaka (pen), 73’ With four wins in four league games and three clean sheets in the bunch, it’s statistically difficult to find fault with Real Madrid’s early season performances. They have ostensibly done everything right in their opening games: they have incorporated all the new faces into […]

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/ 6045 days ago

Another Impressive Scoreline Conceals Real's Frailties

Real Madrid 5-0 Xerez 1-0 Ronaldo, 1' 2-0 Ronaldo, 75' 3-0 Guti, 78' 4-0 Benzema, 82' 5-0 Van Nistelrooy, 89' Real Madrid moved to the top of the table Sunday, ahead of Barcelona on goal differential, after a 5-0 rout of Xerez that was a more difficult affair than the final score might indicate. Cristiano […]

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/ 6048 days ago

Would You Pick Real Madrid Or Barcelona?

It is mouth-watering just to imagine a match featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Xabi Alonso and Karim Benzema taking on an opposing team which includes Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Xavi Hernandez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to name just a few. The dream of many football fanatics has come true following a spending frenzy by […]

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/ 6066 days ago

First Impressions of Real Madrid and the Second Galacticos Era

The much-anticipated return of La Liga began with a scintillating match between the new galácticos of Real Madrid and the pesky Deportivo La Coruña, who always gives Madrid a run for their money, literally. Because of the continued suspension of Pepe and the tendinitis suffered by Sergio Ramos, the Real Madrid defense was not at […]

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/ 6097 days ago

Real Madrid vs Juventus: 3 Things to Look For

I should clarify, 3 Things to Look For- From a Madrid Perspective. This is a Spanish soccer website after all. Although the preseason is young, several trends have emerged in Real Madrid's performences and it will be interesting to see if they continue when Real take on the Old Lady of Italian Football, Juventus(Kick-off: Friday, July 31 2009, […]