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Real Madrid Face Mallorca Balancing Act In La Liga | Football News
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Real Madrid Face Mallorca Balancing Act In La Liga | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid visit Real Mallorca on Saturday looking to keep their La Liga plate spinning amid their enthralling Champions League battle with Premier League champions Manchester City. Carlo Ancelotti's side, eight points clear at the top of the table, have a difficult balancing act to pull off ahead of the second leg at the Etihad next Wednesday, after a thrilling 3-3 draw earlier this week. Taking their eye off the ball domestically could be a grave error with the Clasico approaching.Resurgent rivals Barcelona, second, visit the Santiago Bernabeu on April 21, desperate for a way back into the title race so they can defend their crown.Copa del Rey runners-up Mallorca are enjoying a strong season and despite not being able to claim the club's first cup trophy since 2003, will get a ...
‘Nearly Impossible’ For Man City To Repeat Real Madrid Thrashing: Pep Guardiola | Football News
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‘Nearly Impossible’ For Man City To Repeat Real Madrid Thrashing: Pep Guardiola | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Monday it will be "nearly impossible" to repeat their thrashing of Real Madrid last season in their Champions League quarter-final duel. City hammered record 14-time winners Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in last season's semi-finals on the way to the trophy but Guardiola said ahead of Tuesday's first-leg clash at the Santiago Bernabeu he could not expect his team to repeat the feat. "To beat Real Madrid two times in the same way is almost impossible," Guardiola told a news conference."To beat them once is difficult, imagine twice in a row."Guardiola said Madrid, led by England international Jude Bellingham, are a different proposition to last season."We have new players, they have new players, they are completely different games," said the former...
Racism Reducing My Desire To Play Football: Brazil’s Vinicius Junior | Football News
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Racism Reducing My Desire To Play Football: Brazil’s Vinicius Junior | Football News

[ad_1] Brazil winger Vinicius Junior said his desire to play football was reducing as incidents of racial abuse aimed at him piled up in Spain, during a tearful media appearance Monday. The Real Madrid forward has suffered abuse from opposition fans on many occasions in recent years, with one incident in Valencia in May provoking worldwide outrage. Spain will face Vinicius' Brazil at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday under the slogan "One Skin" to help combat racism."I've been seeing this (racism) for a long time, and every time I feel sadder, and every time I have less desire to play," Vinicius told reporters.The 23-year-old broke down in tears at one point after answering questions about the racist abuse he has suffered in different stadiums across Spain.However later, Vinicius said he ...
Endrick Makes History As Brazil Beat England To Launch New Era | Football News
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Endrick Makes History As Brazil Beat England To Launch New Era | Football News

[ad_1] Brazil's new boss Dorival Junior started his bid to revive the five-time world champions with a 1-0 win against England as teenage sensation Endrick bagged his first international goal in Saturday's friendly at Wembley. Coming off their worst period for over 60 years, Brazil hope Dorival Junior can trigger a revival in time to challenge for the 2026 World Cup. This was a first significant step in the right direction for the Selecao, who marked their manager's debut with victory against an England side expected to make a strong challenge to win Euro 2024.On a cathartic evening for Brazil after their wretched 2023, it was fitting the highly-rated Endrick bagged Brazil's late winner.The Palmeiras forward, due to join Real Madrid in July, has been tipped to succeed Neymar as Brazil's ...
Brazil’s Vinicius Junior Uses Football To Stimulate Young Brazilian Minds | Football News
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Brazil’s Vinicius Junior Uses Football To Stimulate Young Brazilian Minds | Football News

[ad_1] At a primary school in football-mad Brazil, pupils are spurred to academic greatness in classrooms resembling soccer pitches -- with a virtual avatar inspired by star forward Vinicius Junior cheering on every correct answer. Perched on football-patterned cushions on classroom floors of artificial grass, they learn on tablets and smartphones using an app created by the Vini Jr Institute, started by the Real Madrid athlete to improve public education in disadvantaged communities."I learn better when I use the app, it's easier, it looks like a game," 11-year-old Ana Clara da Silva told AFP in Sao Goncalo, Vinicius's birthplace on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.Da Silva attends the Visconde de Sepetiba municipal school, one of ten in four Brazilian states to have received educational...
Attacking Abundance For Real Madrid At Rayo Vallecano Despite Jude Bellingham Blow | Football News
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Attacking Abundance For Real Madrid At Rayo Vallecano Despite Jude Bellingham Blow | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid are without top scorer Jude Bellingham for the visit to face Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Sunday, but Carlo Ancelotti has plenty of options. Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo have found top form after early season struggles, while Brahim Diaz and Joselu have established themselves as superb back up. La Liga leaders Madrid pumped second-place Girona 4-0 last weekend to take a five point lead at the top of the table. Bellingham netted a brace but was then taken off with an ankle injury that could keep him out for three weeks. Madrid's defence has been badly depleted by injurie...
Dani Carvajal Seals Real Madrid’s Wild Comeback Win Over Almeria | Football News
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Dani Carvajal Seals Real Madrid’s Wild Comeback Win Over Almeria | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid produced a controversial comeback to beat winless Almeria 3-2 on Sunday and moved provisionally top of La Liga. Dani Carvajal rammed home the winner in the 99th minute to settle a wild and hugely entertaining clash at the Santiago Bernabeu where Mafrid had trailed 2-0. Almeria took a two-goal lead in the first half through Largie Ramazani's 38th minute strike and a screamer from Edgar Gonzalez. However Madrid battled back to triumph as Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Vinicius Junior used his upper arm to divert home an equaliser, before Carvajal's last-gasp winn...
Vinicius Junior Smashes Hat-Trick As Real Madrid Thrash Barcelona To Win Spanish Super Cup | Football News
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Vinicius Junior Smashes Hat-Trick As Real Madrid Thrash Barcelona To Win Spanish Super Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Robert Lewandowski scored for Barcelona, who had defender Ronald Araujo sent off in the second half on what coach Xavi Hernandez described as the team's "worst" night. Rodrygo rounded off Real Madrid's rout as they won the competition for the 13th time, avenging last year's final defeat by record 14-time winners Barcelona. "(Vinicius) needed two or three games to get back to his best level, and he's back to it," said Re...
Vinicius Jr To Miss Brazil’s World Cup Qualifier vs Argentina Due To Injury | Football News
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Vinicius Jr To Miss Brazil’s World Cup Qualifier vs Argentina Due To Injury | Football News

[ad_1] Vinicius Jr had earlier said the outlook was not good for him to be fit to face Argentina.© AFPBrazilian attacker Vinicius Junior will miss Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Argentina with an injury to his left thigh, national team officials said after he limped off against Colombia. The 23-year-old Real Madrid star "underwent imaging exams that confirmed an injury to his posterior left thigh muscle," the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Friday in a statement. It said Vinicius, a key piece of Brazil's attacking arsenal, had been ruled out of next week's match against arch-rivals and 2022 World Cup champions Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.Vinicius had earlier said the outlook was not good for him to be fit to face Argentina."Based on what the doctors have told me, it wi...