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Jonathan Woodgate has not signed with Middlesbrough although it was announced on both club’s Web sites. He said he has not decided and will not do so until the end of the year.

Real suffered a 1-0 loss to relegation threatened Levante tonight in the Bernabeu. Levante got a goal from a penalty committed  by Diarra but the referee failed to signal a clear penalty on the other end of the field against Ruud. Real dominated the entire match and missed several great scoring opportunities. Robinho came on in the second half only to be injured shortly thereafter. The press hammered Capello after the match, as usual, and the fans are winning up a storm.

Barcelona and Sevilla both drew in there matches leaving Real still only 5 points from the head, now in 4th place behind Valencia.

Calderón is no longer the provisional president of Real Madrid. Judge Milagros Aparicio banned the postal mail vote, which therefore will not be counted. Calderón can breathe easy and the club can finally settle down and experience some stability. 

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 Real was hell and Capello was the devil.

Capello when asked about Ronaldo said he wishes him the best. In a survey at Marca 44% of voters said Real did well in offloading the striker and 56% believed it was a mistake.

There are good chances that Real may negotiate this week for Brazilian striker Oliviera who previously partnered up well with Joaquin at Real Betis and is now at Milan. He has not adapted well at Milan and a move to Real could be ideal for all parties involved.

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 seems incapable of scoring goals this season and we’ve just sold the only goal scorer capable of putting the ball in the back of the net.

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 Italian newspaper, La Stampa, quoted Ronaldo as saying, “Capello is a demon and Real Madrid was hell”. Ronaldo should be signing on Monday for a fiinal payout of €8 million to Madrid. According to Marca, Milan was also after the services of out of favor Michel Salgado but the right back prefers to stay at Real and fight for his place the squad.

Having been questioned about Beckham, Capello hinted that he may still play if he is in good form and has a good attitude.

 

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 improving Spanish) that he believes Ronaldo is one of the best players in history and a wonderful person.

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 back to the squad at the end of the season.

“It was a great opportunity for me, and it’s not completely gone. If I had been injury free those 2 years maybe I could have helped Real win titles. It’s a chapter in my life that is incomplete, but you never know.”

“You can go to Madrid and be sure of playinig in the Champions League every year, be near the top of the liga every year and win cups…, or in ‘Boro’ you can build up and eventually win something.”

“I’m not sure what will happen (at the end of the season), but I’m happy playing here. I’m also ambicious and want to win titles, but we’ll see what happens at the end of the season. It’s not necessary to think about it now. If I play well it will resolve itself.”