Rafa Benitez, the former Real Madrid boss has aimed lies that involve Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo after claiming that he had found it difficult to plug leaks in the Santiago Bernabeu’s dressing room.
The ex-Chelsea and Liverpool head coach has been appointed the boss of Los Blancos ahead of the 2015-2015 campaign as he replaced Carlo Ancelotti at the helm. He made a three-year contract with Real Madrid but just served 7 months of that before being sacked. Continue reading
Page was without a number of key players as his side were relegated from the top division of the Nations League after losing 1-0 to Poland. Rob Page admits Wales’ squad needs to be at full strength to compete with international football’s elite. The Red Dragons were relegated from the top tier of the Nations League following a 1-0 defeat to Poland at Cardiff City Stadium in what was their final match ahead of the global showpiece in Qatar.
This has been a summer of change for Real Madrid as Los Blancos have said goodbye to a number of long-time players. The likes of Gareth Bale, Isco and Marcelo departed earlier and shockingly, the name of Casemiro was added to that list as well, as the Brazilian has completed an unexpected switch to Manchester United in a deal that could rise up to £70 million with add-ons.
While Casemiro leaving will come as a bigger blow than the departures of Bale, Isco and Marcelo, since the Brazilian defensive midfielder was still an integral part of the first-team, the offer was perhaps too good for Real Madrid to turn down and there appears to have been a desire on the part of the player to go after a new challenge as well. Continue reading
Bale has touched down in California and will join a long list of stars who have swapped major European leagues for MLS at the back end of their careers. Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andrea Pirlo, David Villa and many more have previously turned out in the North American league.
Here we take a look at some familiar players who call MLS home.
Carlos Vela
Vela made just 29 league appearances during a seven-year stint with Arsenal, but has been a stalwart performer in MLS. The Mexican forward has bagged 73 goals and 37 assists in just 118 appearances for LAFC, who made him their first ever designated player in 2018. Continue reading
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale came off the bench to find the back of the net for Wales against hosts Netherlands, but it was not enough to record a result. Gareth Bale scored from the penalty spot in the second minute of stoppage to tie the scoreline at 2-2 having come on as a second half substitute for Leeds United forward Daniel James with twenty minutes left on the clock. In the end, Memphis Depay scored a dramatic winner for the Dutch team in stoppage time to secure the points for the home team.
Gareth Bale and Wales came into the game against the Netherlands at De Kuip in Rotterdam on Tuesday needing a win to stay in contention for the UEFA Nations League finals. They suffered a setback on 17 minutes when Club Brugge star Noa Lang gave the Dutch team the lead and things got worse six minutes later with PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo increasing the lead to 2-0. Three minutes later, Nottingham Forest attacker Brennan Johnson halved the deficit as Wales retained an interest in the game at the end of the first half. Continue reading
Welshman Gareth Bale was a major absentee for Real Madrid as the 13-time European champions returned to winning ways on style on the back of the Madrid Derby defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid whom they replaced as La Liga champions. Atletico Madrid had won their first La Liga title in seven years last season, while replacing Real Madrid and the reigning Champions League finalists have returned the favour to their city rivals this season. Real Madrid are back to winning ways thanks to the 6-0 thumping of Levante at home on Thursday night.
Gareth Bale has been missing from the Real Madrid squad since the end of last month due to a back problem. He has missed the last four Real Madrid games in all competitions as a result of the injury. Continue reading
Gareth Bale is reportedly keen on staying in Spanish football at the end of his spell at Real Madrid. This is is according to the report from popular Spanish TV station El Chiringuito TV. Welshman Bale has a few months left on his contract at Real Madrid and he will leave the club when his contract expires this summer.
Real Madrid made Gareth Bale the most expensive player when they signed him from Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2013. The 13-time European champions paid around €100m to secure his signature. Gareth Bale was a key player for Real Madrid in one of themost successful eras at the club. The Welsh internationalwas anintegral part of the Real Madrid squad that won four Champions League titles in five seasons. Continue reading
Gareth Bale is reportedly keen on staying in Spanish football at the end of his spell at Real Madrid. This is is according to the report from popular Spanish TV station El Chiringuito TV. Welshman Bale has a few months left on his contract at Real Madrid and he will leave the club when his contract expires this summer.
Real Madrid made Gareth Bale the most expensive player when they signed him from Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2013. The 13-time European champions paid around €100m to secure his signature. Gareth Bale was a key player for Real Madrid in one of themost successful eras at the club. The Welsh internationalwas anintegral part of the Real Madrid squad that won four Champions League titles in five seasons. Continue reading
Welshman Gareth Bale was a major absentee for Real Madrid during their El Clasico encounter with Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga last weekend. The Wales national team star was absent from the Real Madrid squad as they were thumped 4-0 at home by Barcelona.
Smarting from booking a place in the Europa League quarterfinals with a 2-1 aggregate win over Turkish giants Galatasaray, Catalan outfit Barcelona took the lead just before the hour mark in the latest El Clasico played on Sunday. The recipient of the first goal of the game at the Estadio Santiago Bernebeu was in-form Pierre-EmerickAubameyang who converted the cross from French winger OusmaneDembele via a header. Barcelona made it two goals in nine minutes when Ronald Araujo doubled their advantage with another header from a corner kick taken by the aforementioned Dembele. The goals from Aubameyang and Araujo gave Catalan giants Barcelona a two-goal lead at the end of the first 45 minutes. Continue reading
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that he has no issues with the duo of Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard who have played limited roles for him since he was named as the replacement for Frenchman Zinedine Zidane last summer for his second managerial spell at the club. Ancelotti talked about Bale and Hazard in a news conference on Wednesday ahead of the Spanish Copa Del Rey clash with Elche away from home on the following day. He also confirmed that both Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale were fit for the game. On their limited roles, Ancelotti said he chooses the team as manager and that he can’t keep everybody happy with playing time including the two aforementioned ex-Premier League stars.
Belgian international Eden Hazard has not played much this season mainly due to the form of younger talents such as Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes and Marco Asensio on the wings. He was an unused substitute in the last three Real Madrid games before the Elche game on Thursday. Those three games include the wins over Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final and Spanish Super Cup final respectively.
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