Archive: January, 2007

7.5 Million for Ronaldo

Ronaldo is now officially an AC Milan player. He said he was sad to leave Real Madrid after four and a half years. He also sent out his thanks to all the managers for his time at Real except for one. Ronaldo made it clear that he did not make the previously quoted statements that [...]

1-0 Loss to Villarreal

Watching a Real Madrid match can be compared to an exercise in frustration for any Real Madrid fan. Real fell to Villarreal in the form of a single goal by Marcos. It’s the first victory ever over Real by Villarreal. Real continued to play poorly and showed little sign of danger during the whole match. The team [...]

Top Spot in Sight

Real Madrid could temporarly take over ‘el liderato’ of La Liga with a victory against Villarreal. Villarreal has been struggling this season, unable to extend lasts season’s success of reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. Riquelme has been left out of tonight’s match due to apparent poor training and problems with the coach and club. 
The [...]

Ronaldo is on his way to Milan

Ronaldo trained normally this morning with Real Madrid although an agreement has already been reached with Milan and will be confirmed once Ronaldo passes the medical exam.
Milan is reportedly paying €7.5 million (according to Marca) for the services of, still considered by many, the best striker in the world.
Van Nistelrooy stated (in his imperfect but [...]

Did Real Madrid succeed in making the worst deal possible?

After signing disappointing Juventus duo Cannavaro and Emerson for 20 million Euros in July 2006, the club seemed to have stopped throwing money out the window. The Italian newspaper ‘La Repubblica’ disagrees. This morning they have published a story saying that Real Madrid have agreed to let Ronaldo go to Milan in exchange for 7,5 [...]

The return of Jonathan Woodgate?

Jonathan Woodgate, currently on loan at Middlesbrough, has not discarded a possible return to Real Madrid at the end of the season. After more than 2 years plagued with injury at Real he has finally managed an injury free season and is in good form. With a year left on his contract, he may be called [...]

Ronaldo and Ronaldo

Mijatovic says there’s no offer for Ronaldo on the table from Milan. All the negotiating has been done by the press. With only a week left in the winter transfer window it appears that Ronaldo is going to be stuck at Real Madrid.
Gago has been called up for international duty with Argentina for the first [...]

My Future is Far From Madrid – Ronaldo

Ronaldo spoke up at a fashion event in Paris stating that his future is far from Real Madrid because coach Fabio Capello does not want him.
Ronaldo said it was nice that Silvio Berlusconi and Carlo Ancelotti still appreciated him as a football player. “It’s nice to know people like that still care about me.”
Pedro Mijatovic [...]

Reyes Free Kick Tops Mallorca

Real turned in a poor sluggish performance, reverting back to the performance of the last 3 years. The only bright spot was a perfectly struck Reyes free kick just outside of the area that curled into the back of the net. The victory puts Real on top, tied for first place on points with Barca and [...]

Ronaldo is Still a Merengue

Capello now insists that Ronaldo is still a Real Madrid player although he has been again left out of the side for this weekend’s match at Mallorca. According to Capello, “He is still a Real Madrid player and we may still count on him depending what happens.”
 Raul sent a message in support of his out [...]

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