Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Real Madrid’s Japanese international forward Takefusa Kubo has joined Villarreal on a one-year loan, the two clubs confirmed on Monday. The news comes five days after the Spanish press reported that the two clubs were close to an agreement for the 19-year-old, who impressed in …
Read More »Villarreal closes to loan Real Madrid’s Takefusa Kubo
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Real Madrid’s Japanese international forward Takefusa Kubo is on the verge of agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Villarreal, with the agreement likely to be made official in the coming hours according to reports in the Spanish press. The 19-year-old impressed last season in …
Read More »Hazard: Worst season of my career on individual level
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Injury-plagued Real Madrid attacker Eden Hazard admitted that this year is “the worst season of my career,” although his side achieved great success by surpassing Barcelona after 10 straight wins to take the trophy in La Liga. The 29-year-old playmaker has had to deal with several …
Read More »Real Madrid Champions, Mallorca down, but Europe still up for grabs in Spain
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Real Madrid secured the 2019-2020 La Liga title on Thursday after a 2-1 win at home to Villarreal. Karin Benzema scored twice for Zinedine Zidane’s side in a game they needed to win to assure the title with a game still to play this season. His …
Read More »Struggling Espanyol sack coach Abelardo Fernandez
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | La Liga’s bottom club RCDE Espanyol on Saturday confirmed that Abelardo Fernando has been relieved of his duties as first team coach after just 13 games in charge. Abelardo is the third coach sacked by the Barcelona based outfit this season after David Gallego and …
Read More »Tougher tests await for Madrid and Barca in race for La Liga
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Real Madrid and Barcelona will have tougher tests to come but emphatic victories on their return to action at the weekend suggest there may not be much margin for error in what is left of La Liga’s title race. Leaders Barca hammered Real Mallorca 4-0 on …
Read More »Four things to look for as European football picks up speed this week
Paris, France | AFP | The European club football trophies should already be stowed in the cabinets, instead most of the top leagues are only just resuming after the coronavirus interruption. While the Germans returned on May 16, the top two Spanish divisions have only just resumed, and the English Premier …
Read More »Zidane tells Real Madrid to adopt World Cup mentality for La Liga finish
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Zinedine Zidane wants Real Madrid to treat their remaining 11 games in La Liga like a World Cup as they aim to overhaul Barcelona to win their second league title in eight years. Real sit two points behind Barca and return after three months away against Eibar on Sunday, when …
Read More »La Liga resumes after three months away as Sevilla defeat Betis
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Sevilla beat local rivals Real Betis 2-0 as La Liga returned after three months away on Thursday, becoming the second of Europe’s five major leagues to resume following the coronavirus pandemic. After the Bundesliga in Germany restarted on May 16, La Liga opened its doors again …
Read More »Silent night as La Liga restarts with Seville derby
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Sevilla and Real Betis is the game in Spain most defined by its fans and on Thursday it will be a first glimpse of La Liga without them as the season resumes behind closed doors after three months away due to the coronavirus. Fireworks, banners, plumes …
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