By: Casey Rhine
Ohhhh El Clásico, where to begin. One of soccer's most heated, yet most deeply cherished rivalries.Few of you readers get to experience El Clasico, in Barcelona, while it's happening. This was my mission on December 23rd and should be your mission on May 6th if you are not lucky enough to go to the game in the Camp Nou.
American midfielder Johnny Cardoso will join Atletico Madrid from Real Betis, both LaLiga clubs confirmed on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old has signed a contract until 2030 with Diego Simeone's side after a successful spell at the Seville-based club.
Johnny Cardoso Atletico Madrid transfer
Luka Modric’s final Real Madrid game didn’t go as planned with a staggering 4-0 defeat to PSG in the Club World Cup semifinal, but the Croatian midfielder still found a way to show his class off the pitch.
The 39-year-old midfielder bid farewell to Real Madrid after 13 incredible years with the club. A video taken at the Madrid airport in the early hours of Friday showed who Modric might be passing down the midfield responsibility to.
Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish midfielder Fabian Ruiz scored twice in a devastating first-half display as the French champions demolished Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday to book their place in the Club World Cup final against Chelsea.
Two defensive errors handed PSG their opening goals within nine minutes at MetLife Stadium.
PSG vs Real Madrid highlights
June 22 (Reuters) - Athletic Bilbao rebuked fans who erased winger Nico Williams from a players' mural, declaring that those who "disrespect one of our own" have no place in the club's family amid transfer speculation linking him to Barcelona.
The 22-year-old Spain international, whose image was removed with the message "Leave or stay, you've lost respect", was defended by the Basque club he joined as an academy player in 2013.
June 21 (Reuters) - Real Oviedo sealed their return to LaLiga after 24 years with a 3–2 aggregate victory over Mirandes in Saturday’s promotion play-off.
Oviedo triumphed 3-1 at home, overturning a first-leg deficit with goals from Santi Cazorla, Ilyas Chaira and Francisco Portillo. A packed Estadio Carlos Tartiere erupted as fans stormed the pitch at the final whistle.
Real Madrid have signed Trent Alexander-Arnold on a six-year deal, the LaLiga club said on Friday, paying Liverpool a fee to release the England defender from his contract a month early to allow him to join before the Club World Cup.
Alexander-Arnold, who joined Liverpool when he was six and made 354 appearances for the Premier League side since his senior debut in 2016, said earlier this month he would leave the club once his contract expired on June 30.
Ugly scenes took place in Wroclaw, Poland, on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon as Chelsea and Real Betis supporters clashed in the streets ahead of the Europa Conference League final.
Fans were filmed throwing chairs and beer bottles at one another as riot police were forced to intervene to stop the skirmishes.
These are not the kind of scenes wanted ahead of an anticipated final.
Chelsea Betis fans fight in Wroclaw
LISBON — Arsenal forward Stina Blackstenius struck a late winner as the London team shocked holders Barcelona 1-0 on Saturday to claim their second Women's Champions League title and first in 18 years to the delight of their 5,000 travelling fans.
Arsenal withstood a flurry of Barca chances before Blackstenius broke the deadlock in the 75th minute.
The Sweden international latched onto fellow substitute Beth Mead's reverse pass in a crowded area and fired a low diagonal shot past goalkeeper Catalina Coll at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
Luka Modric will leave Real Madrid after the Club World Cup, the Croatian midfielder said on Thursday as the club's most successful player and the 2018 Ballon d'Or winner prepares to end a trophy-laden stint in Spain.
Modric, who arrived at the club from Tottenham Hotspur in 2012, has played almost 600 games for Real and won nearly 30 trophies including a record six Champions League titles and four LaLiga trophies.