MADRID | Xinhua | Real Madrid continues its run towards this season’s La Liga title on Friday with a visit to San Sebastian to play Real Sociedad, in a weekend where there is maybe more interest in other grounds. Madrid’s 3-2 victory at home to FC Barcelona left it 11 …
Read More »No changes for Ancelotti as Real Madrid look to lift European Supercup
Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid flew to Helsinki on Tuesday morning to prepare to contest the first title of the season on Wednesday night. Last season’s Champions League winners face Eintracht Frankfurt, who beat Glasgow Rangers on penalties to win last season’s Europa League, with the Spanish side the …
Read More »Ancelotti makes case for defense as Real Madrid prepare for Man City
Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hopes that his side can tighten up in defense when they face Manchester City in the return leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday night. Real Madrid go into the game with a 4-3 deficit and knowing that if City …
Read More »Carlo Ancelotti: I got it wrong in Paris and we played poorly
Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted on Friday that he got his side’s tactics wrong for their 1-0 Champions League defeat away to Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday night. Although it wasn’t until the 94th minute that Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock, only a series of …
Read More »Carlo Ancelotti rules out signing Cristiano Ronaldo
Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti took to social media on Tuesday to rule out any chance of Cristiano Ronaldo returning to the club. Ronaldo and Ancelotti coincided at Real Madrid between 2013 and 2015 and formed part of the squad that won the club’s 10th Champions …
Read More »Vardy kicks off with brace, while Ancelotti gets the better of Mourinho
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | A debut goal from recent signing Tommy Castange and two penalties from Jamie Vardy gave Leicester City a winning start to the season as they defeated newly promoted West Brom 3-0 on Sunday. Castagne opened the scoring with a 56th minute header and Vardy scored …
Read More »Serie A coaching shuffle gives Ancelotti’s Napoli hope of toppling Juventus
Milan, Italy | AFP | As the sole survivor of a coaching shuffle among the leading challengers, Carlo Ancelotti could have the best chance to end Napoli’s 30-year wait for the Serie A title. Yet Antonio Conte’s arrival at Inter Milan has also raised expectations of an end to Juventus’s long …
Read More »Emery braced for backlash from Ancelotti’s Napoli
Naples, Italy | AFP | Arsenal coach Unai Emery warned his side are braced for a backlash from Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli, the last Italian team left in Europe this season, who are two goals down going into their Europa League quarter-final, second leg tie in Naples on Thursday. “Ancelotti is a …
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