Real Madrid

While Real were winning their 13th Champions League trophy in May of 2018, the club had neither a women's team nor any plans to set one up, yet the promotion of ...

The Madrid team is littered with stars that supported the club when they were growing up, drawn in by the prospect of playing for a team they couldn't turn down, an intangible that translates to the club being able to sign players many can not. Unlike this time last year, there is no need for Real to fear PSG, and although part of that is due to what's happened in Paris, their own growth can't be overlooked in their quest for European glory. Indeed, when PSG clashed with Madrid last season, the team were still labouring under a coach that didn't know how to set his team up to maximise their ability; this season, things are far different. Yet, while PSG were bereft of a clear centre-forward to get onto the balls put in by Les Parisiennes, Real were just without their finishing boots. Only officially playing under the Real badge from the 2020-21 season, the club had already attempted to invest and strengthen the squad in their last season as Tacón. Each facsimile of the cup sits atop a plinth commemorating the year and city in which the men's team won each of their 14 European crowns.

Solari coached the men's team in 2018 for around five months before being replaced by Zinedine Zidane in a disappointing season for Los Blancos. He took over ...

Solari coached the men’s team in 2018 for around five months before being replaced by Zinedine Zidane in a disappointing season for Los Blancos. A new role created for Solari, his brief will encompass the growth and development of all operations at their Valdebebas training ground. [Solari](https://www.football-espana.net/tag/santiago-solari) come back to the Real Madrid bench, even if someone is needed to come in on a caretaker basis.

The Spanish FA are investigating Carlo Ancelotti's post-match comments after Real Madrid's draw with Girona. Ancelotti claimed after the 1-1 draw on Sunday ...

It can be a long process — Gaya’s case took over a month to reach a final decision. The Spanish FA have taken notes on those words and their competition committee will discuss them on Wednesday. “He told me it wasn’t the case (of a handball).

MADRID: Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Girona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday (Oct 30) as the reigning champions maintained their unbeaten streak ...

We waited for our chances and they came, you always have to suffer here (at the Bernabeu)." "I think this is a reward for all the effort we put in ... "We'll try to correct today's mistakes.

Real Madrid's lead at the top of La Liga has been cut to a point after a 1-1 draw against Girona at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Although his side kicked off the game third from bottom, Girona coach Michel said in his pre-game press conference that they were not going to the Santiago ...

(Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua) Luka Modric (L) of Real Madrid vies with Toni Villa of Girona during a Spanish La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Girona in Madrid, Spain, Oct. (C) of Real Madrid scores during a Spanish La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Girona in Madrid, Spain, Oct.

Named RealMadridLand, the plans were set in motion by Perez in the 2017-18 season with the powerful club chief reportedly meeting with Disney executives ...

Having spent three months looking at the plans, the Disney chief returned to Perez with a list of concerns. 'In our world, we are as big as Disney,' Perez said, according to one of the book’s sources who had been present. 'People see all that stuff anyway,' he is believed to have said. The club chief met with Disney executives over the plans as he sought to get the wheels in motion over 'RealMadridLand' Florentino Perez 'planned to move Real Madrid from the Bernabeu to a theme park', a new book has revealed with the failure of the move 'setting in motion the club chief's ambitious Super League plans' Disney's long-time CEO Michael Eisner had met with Perez over the plans with the Real Madrid chief keen to consult with experts in the field.

It was planned for 'RealMadridLand' to be the new home of the 14-time European champions, a new book has revealed.

Ultimately, however, the Madrid president only had agreements for €1.4bn in funding and a 130-acre site. Perez at one point in the initial meeting sensed their concern, and pointed to the collection of silverware in the boardroom. While Eisner and his advisers were impressed by the scale of the proposal, they doubted the ability to construct. “In our world, we are as big as Disney,” he said, according to one of the book’s sources who had been present. That would have also involved a marina in the shape of the club crest. “Real Madrid is fighting for this. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Perez had also noted how, in negotiations with agents such as Jorge Mendes and specifically over Cristiano Ronaldo’s eventual departure, City and PSG had constantly been raised as clubs who would be willing to pay the money that Madrid wouldn’t. It was here that Perez also presented some sketches for individual rides named after legendary players, having seen the Ferrari World amusement park in Abu Dhabi. It fell apart because Eisner and his team realised Perez would need 75% more than the €1.4bn budget he had secured, due to the sprawling nature of the project. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. “Everyone else is fighting for these trophies,” Pérez said, before the flourish.

It hasn't been a great week for Real Madrid, who suffered their first loss of the season away at RB Leipzig before being held to a 1-1 draw by Girona on ...

[Carlo Ancelotti](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/10/30/635ed03022601d9d7d8b4584.html) changed three members of his back four to start Lucas Vazquez, Nacho and Antonio Rudiger, with the latter initially used as a left-back. At the hart of it, the physical fatigue is weighting heavily on Real Madrid at this stage of the season. Having a World Cup in the middle of the season certainly makes the 2022/23 campaign a strange one. [Ancelotti: It was not a penalty for Girona, the officials made one up](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/10/30/635ed03022601d9d7d8b4584.html) [Real Madrid](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid.html), who suffered their first loss of the season away at RB Leipzig before being held to a 1-1 draw by Girona on Sunday. [Real Madrid stopped by VAR](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/cronica/2022/10/30/635ebaeb22601d24618b459a.html)

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez harboured bizarre plans for a theme-park stadium featuring a ride based on Zinedine Zidane.

With maximum respect to the national leagues, the big European leagues should offer matches throughout the year, matches that bring the young people back." The idea went public in April 2021 to mass public dissent. Perez realised Madrid must do something seismic to create the same buzz that a major galactico signing would spark, and the engineering billionaire came up with the idea of a theme park. The idea arrived as Perez mulled over ways to keep up with the state-backed wealth of both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. “People see all that stuff anyway,” the Spaniard is reported to have said. The eccentric club president had even drawn sketches of roller-coasters that followed the trajectory of famous goals.

This will be the first time the French referee has taken charge of a game involving our side.

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

[Click here](https://sporita.com/?utm_source=sportsmole&utm_campaign=169364)to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Over 2.5:data [Carlo Ancelotti](/people/carlo-ancelotti/) quite as animated as he was after the final whistle on Sunday afternoon, as his Real Madrid side dropped points for just the second time this season in LaLiga, following a dramatic 1-1 draw with Girona. [Marco Asensio](/people/marco-asensio/) and [Eden Hazard](/people/eden-hazard/) may come into the squad, while [Aurelien Tchouameni](/people/aurelien-tchouameni/) should return to the midfield after he was given time off against Girona. [Rodrygo](/people/rodrygo/) was adjudged to have kicked the ball from [Paulo Gazzaniga](/people/paulo-gazzaniga/)'s hands, before [Toni Kroos](/people/toni-kroos/) received the first red card of his career to cap off a frustrating night for the league leaders. [Vinicius Junior](/people/vinicius-junior/) had given the defending champions the lead on 70 minutes after he bundled home a [Federico Valverde](/people/federico-valverde/) cross, before a controversially-awarded penalty allowed [Cristhian Stuani](/people/cristhian-stuani/) to draw the newly-promoted side level just 10 minutes later. [Real Madrid](/football/real-madrid/) welcome already-eliminated [Celtic](/football/celtic/) to the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, looking to seal top spot in Group F with a win.