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Modric surpasses Ferenc Puskas to become the oldest player for Real Madrid

Luka Modric became the oldest player in Real Madrid's history while also delivering the game-winning assist in a 2-1 victory at Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday. At 39 years, 40 days old, the former Ballon d'Or winner surpassed the milestone held by Ferenc Puskas since 1966 by four days. Modric went on as a second-half substitute after Celta pulled level. The Croatia midfielder immediately made an impact when he threaded a through-ball forward for Vincius Jnior to score the 66th-minute winner at Balaidos Stadium. It was a hard-fought game, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. But we knew how to hang in there and got three important points thanks to a great pass by Modric. Luka always gives us something. Kylian Mbapp put the visitors ahead with a long-range strike in the 20th, only for Williot Swedberg to equalize in the 51st from a cross by scar Mingueza. That set the scene for Ancelotti to look to his bench and call on Modric to set things right for the defending champion. When a

Ancelotti says Mbappe 'not affected' by reports of investigation in Sweden

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Kylian Mbapp is not affected by the Swedish media reports this week that said the France captain was the subject of a rape investigation. Mbapp's legal team dismissed those reports as false. I do not pay attention to speculations that come from outside the team. The player is not affected in the least, Ancelotti said Friday. The reports in Swedish media came out after the striker visited Stockholm during the international break when he was not called up by France due to a minor injury. Without citing sources, Swedish media reported Mbapp was the subject of an investigation of an alleged rape at a hotel in Stockholm. Mbapp's representatives have called the reports false and irresponsible. Swedish prosecutors issued a brief statement on Tuesday saying a rape had been reported to police but didn't name any suspect. Ancelotti defended his player's right to travel on his time off. The rest days are programmed for him and he can choose what he want

Real Madrid extends Carvajal's contract despite tests showing knee injury

Real Madrid extended Dani Carvajal's contract on Sunday after tests showed he will likely be sidelined for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. Madrid said it agreed with Carvajal to extend his contract until June 2026 in an announcement made hours after the right back was diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, a ruptured external collateral ligament and a ruptured popliteus tendon in his right leg. Madrid said Carvajal will undergo surgery in the coming days. The defender got hurt in second-half stoppage time of Madrid's 2-0 win against Villarreal in the Spanish league on Saturday. He went down in pain after kicking the leg of an opponent. The Spain international was crying when he was carried off the field on a stretcher. The 32-year-old Carvajal joined Madrid's youth squads at age 10 in 2002. He became a member of the main team in 2013 and has won 26 titles with Madrid, including six Champions League titles. Madrid had to deal with several knee liga

UEFA Champions League matches on Oct 2: Liverpool, Real, Bayern in action

With Kylian Mbappe included in the traveling squad for the Real Madrid's UCL clash on Wednesday, the fans could be seeing a surprise comeback from injury for the 25-year-old forward.

Rodri to Mbappe: Top football players injured across European leagues

The defending La Liga and UCL champions Real Madrid suffered a massive blow when their star signee Kylian Mbappe picked up an injury during their match against Alaves

Mbappe and Vinicius score penalties as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad

Kylian Mbapp and Vincius Jnior converted penalties to help earn Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad after the host was repeatedly denied by the woodwork in La Liga. Vincius put the visitors ahead in the 58th minute after an unnecessary handball by former Manchester City player Sergio Gmez gave the Madrid forward the chance to break the deadlock on Saturday. Mbapp put the result beyond doubt in the 75th after a video review by the referee determined that Sociedad defender Jon Aramburu stomped on Vincius' foot in the box. But before the goals, Madrid had to weather a furious attack by the Basque club that found ways through the defending champion's defense only to be turned back by the goal-frame. "We probably didn't deserve to win," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "But we knew how to dig in during the worst moments. I value that sacrifice that is often tough to see on a team with the talent that this one has." Ancelotti's side drew its other two outings in the Spanish league

Madrid mayor slams Vinicius after his Spain shouldn't host 2030 WC comment

The mayor of Madrid criticized Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior on Wednesday after the Brazilian said Spain shouldn't host the 2030 World Cup if the country hasn't come to grips with racism in soccer by then. Vinicius told CNN in an interview that if there is no progress (on racism) before 2030, they should change the host nation for the World Cup. Madrid mayor Jos Luis Martnez-Almeida said Vinicius' comments could be damaging to Spain as a host of the tournament and had painted the country as a racist nation. We are aware that there are racist episodes in society and that we must work hard to put an end to them," Martnez-Almeida said. It's unfair with Spain and with Madrid to say that we are a racist society. Vinicius, who is Black, told CNN he loves living in Madrid and said the majority of people in Spain are not racist, but there is a small group that ends up affecting the image of the country. Vinicius has been subjected to a series of racist insults since he joined Real .

UEFA Champions League: Full list of all group stage opponents for 36 teams

Barcelona will face Bayern at home, while Real Madrid will travel to Anfield for their match against Liverpool

Mbappe's dry run continues, Real Madrid drops points against Las Palmas

Kylian Mbapp remained scoreless and defending champion Real Madrid settled for a 1-1 draw at Las Palmas in the Spanish league. Mbapp, Madrid's biggest signing in years, is yet to score in the league this season. His only goal with Madrid came in the team's UEFA Super Cup victory against Atalanta earlier this month. It was Vinicius Junior who scored for Madrid, which beat Valladolid 3-0 in the previous round but had opened its title defense with a 1-1 draw at Mallorca. It's been difficult for us to be as solid as we were last season, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. We need to find a solution quickly, and I think we are going to find it. It has been harder than expected. These first three matches showed me a lot of things that have not been working well. Vinicius found the net for his first league goal this season by converting a 69th-minute penalty kick after a handball inside the area. The hosts had taken the lead five minutes into the match after Alberto Moleiro got past a co

UEFA Champions League 2024-25 draw: Date, timing (IST) and live streaming

The 2024-25 season of the UEFA Champions League will follow a new 36-team single group format

Real Madrid suffer setback, Jude Bellingham picks muscle injury in leg

Jude Bellingham has sustained a right-leg muscle injury, Real Madrid said Friday. Madrid did not say how many games the England midfielder would miss, but media reports said he could be out for up to a month. He took a knock and we're assessing him, Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said Friday. Madrid hosts Valladolid on Sunday aiming to bounce back from its 1-1 draw at Mallorca in the opening round of the Spanish league.

No goal for Mbappe on Spanish league debut as Mallorca hold Real Madrid

Defending champion Real Madrid couldn't manage more than a 1-1 draw at Mallorca in Kylian Mbapp's first Spanish league match. In his second game with Madrid after debuting midweek, Mbappe failed to break through on Sunday. The France great had scored in Madrid's 2-0 win against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti started with the same squad that beat Atalanta, with Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior and Mbapp in attack. "They change position from time to time," Ancelotti said of Vinicius and Mbapp. "Sometimes Mbapp plays more centrally and sometimes one of the two has to occupy this flank, without a particular plan. It depends on how they feel about it." It was Rodrygo who put Madrid ahead against Mallorca 13 minutes into the match, but the hosts equalized with Vedat Muriqi's goal in the 53rd. "We got off to a good start, taking the lead and then had a chance to get the second goal," Ancelotti said. "We didn't find the balance in the second half. We c

Kylian Mbappe scores on Real Madrid debut to win UEFA Super Cup

A goal and a trophy. How about that for a debut by Kylian Mbappe for Real Madrid? The France captain pulled on the famous white jersey of the Spanish champions for the first time in a competitive match and marked the occasion with the second goal in a 2-0 win over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup. Mbappe, who started and played 82 minutes at the National Stadium in Warsaw, met a pass from Jude Bellingham across the area with a shot into the top corner in the 68th minute. He is inevitable," Bellingham said of Mbappe. It's a big step for him people have been talking about him coming here for a long time and it feels like he's been here for a while." After putting both arms across his chest for his trademark celebration, Mbapp was congratulated by Vincius Jnior and Rodrygo, the other members of Madrid's star-studded strike force that might be sending tremors around European soccer heading into the new season. Federico Valverde tapped home a cross from Vincius in the 59th to set Madr

$1 billion for Vinicius! Here's why Real Madrid star won't move to Saudi

Vinicius Jr's possible move to Saudi Arabia has been making the rounds on the internet lately, with the Saudi Pro League offering him a whopping $1 billion contract.

Mbappe could make Real Madrid debut in UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta

Kylian Mbappe. Vincius Jnior. Endrick. Jude Bellingham. Rodrygo. Arda Guler. Real Madrid has a slew of world-class forwards at its disposal for the club's first competitive game of the 2024-25 season. And Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperino wants them all to play against his team in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. You don't know who to hope might not play, Gasperini said Tuesday, soon after arriving at the National Stadium in Warsaw where the match will be played. So I hope they pick their best team because you can only produce your best when you come up against the best opposition. Mbappe is the biggest draw after finally joining Madrid following a drawn-out saga with his former club Paris Saint-Germain. He was introduced to the club's fans at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium last month, after playing in the European Championship with France, but wasn't part of the squad on its U.S. tour. He started training with Madrid last week and is expected to feature for the 15-time European ...

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Carlo Ancelotti feels his Real Madrid spell could be his last club job

Carlo Ancelotti says he expects Real Madrid to be his last club job and is not so excited about coaching a national team. Ancelotti has a contract at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for another two years. Last season, Brazil hoped to lure him. However, the 65-year-old Italian is not enamored by the thought of swapping a club for a country. My idea is that Real Madrid will be my last club, he told former Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel's Obi One podcast. If there is an opportunity for a national team, I don't know. I'm not so excited at coaching a national team because I would lose what I like most, the day to day. I really enjoy what I'm doing. This is my season number 29 as a coach. It's true that I have won a lot but imagine the number of titles I lost. Ancelotti was the first manager to win the domestic titles at Europe's top five major leagues. He's also the most successful coach in Champions League history: Winning with Madrid in 2014, 2022 and 2024 across two stints, and with A

Mbappe trains at Euro 2024 with bandaged nose, online post sparks curiosity

Kylian Mbapp returned to light training Wednesday with a bandage covering his broken nose in the first public appearance by the France superstar since his bloody injury that shook the European Championship. A cryptic post on social media earlier hours might have provided an insight into Mbapp's mindset as the world waits to discover how long he will be out of action. Without risks, there are no victories," the striker wrote on Instagram in the only comment so far from Mbapp or the French team management on a day when the Real Madrid-bound player underwent more tests on the nose injury sustained in the 1-0 win over Austria on Monday. Mbapp emerged for a late-afternoon practice session at the Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn about 30 minutes after his teammates came out. He was initially seen running with the ball alone, with a trainer, and later speaking to France coach Didier Deschamps, before taking part in a shooting drill with other players. France's next match is against the ...

FC Barcelona brings down curtains on its football academies in India

World-renowned football club FC Barcelona has decided to shut down all its academies in India, 14 years after starting operations with an aim to train the country's kids in their famed 'La Masia (youth academy)' style. FC Barcelona did not provide any official reason for the closure. All its academies in the Indian cities of Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune will cease to exist from July 1. "FC Barcelona have informed the families involved in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune will cease to operate as Barca Academies from 1 July 2024," the club said in a statement which it uploaded on its website. "Barcelona's presence in India began back in 2010 and since then thousands of youngsters have learned to play football in the Barca style and with the Club's values. "Furthermore, India was the venue for two Barca Academy APAC tournament in 2019 and 2020 and the academies have been an ever present in the 11 editions of the Barca Academy World Cup held in Barcelona during Easter Week,"

After 2 years out of team, N'Golo Kante key to France's success once again

It was a classic N'Golo Kant performance. Effective, understated and overshadowed by a teammate. With all the attention on Kylian Mbapp and his injured nose, Kant's tireless defensive midfield work was quietly crucial to France's 1-0 win over Austria at the European Championship on Monday. Kant had not played a competitive game for France in two years. It was as if the 33-year-old had never been away. He completed 92% of his passes and stopped Austria counterattacks to preserve France's lead following an Austria own goal. Of course he was brilliant, he was bright tonight, we needed that, France coach Didier Deschamps said through a translator. On a night when seven yellow cards were issued in total and emotions ran high, especially after Austria fans booed the injured Mbapp for what they saw as time-wasting, Kant brought much-needed calm to the French midfield. Kant was a key part of the team which won the 2018 World Cup but he last played a competitive game for France in the Nat