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Real Madrid Corner: Two Penalty Kicks Go Through as 10 Man RM Hold Barca to a Draw in 1st of 4 Clásicos
Posted on 18 Apr 2011 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
80,000 people packed the Bernabeau on Saturday, April 16, to watch the first of 4 epic battles between the best two clubs in Europe. The expectations were high and the leaders of each team didn’t disappoint. Both goals were scored through penalty kicks, one by Leo Messi (his record breaking 49th goal of the season and 30th in La Liga) and the other by Cristiano Ronaldo (82’ minute,...
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REAL MADRID CORNER: PRECIADO OUTMANAGES MOURINHO TO RATTLE MADRID’S TITLE HOPES AS SG WINS 1-0 TO DROP RM 8 PTS BEHIND BARCA IN LEAGUE RACE
Posted on 3 Apr 2011 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
Preciado and Mourinho don't like each other. Did Preciado get revenge? This was supposed to be an easy win. Little Sporting Gijon (14th place in the table), dropped into the Bernabeau with little expectations except to be competitive and not get crushed. Most people can’t even name a Sporting player because they don’t have any clear cut superstars. Jose Mourinho hadn’t lost a l...
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REAL MADRID CORNER: LOS BLANCOS DESTROY HERCULES AND AWAIT LYON ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 2011
Posted on 13 Mar 2011 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
Madrid had a practice session (it was an actual match) against Hercules in the Bernabeau on Saturday evening. Mourinho changed up his lineup and started Arbeloa, Albiol, Diarra, and Granero instead of featuring his usual lineup of Pepe, Khedira, Carvalho and Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid was still down 6 points in the league table going into the match while one of their main stars, Kaka was...
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Summary of Florentino Pérez’s reign (2000-2006, 2009-)
Posted on 3 Mar 2011 by Allan Jiang.
Florentino Pérez reign (2000-2006, 2009-) The summer of 2003 Pérez decided to not renew the contract of Vicente del Bosque who had led Real to two Champions League victories. The decision wasn't performance related given del Bosque had led Real to another league title and the Champions League semi-finals. From 2003-2006, Pérez hired and fired five managers. With the chance to sign Paris...
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Real Madrid Corner: Preview for the RM v. Espanyol Match on 02/13/2011; Barca Struggles against SG helping the RM Cause
Posted on 12 Feb 2011 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
Cristiano Ronaldo has assured the Real Madrid nation that the title race isn’t over yet. After Barca’s draw against Sporting Gijon in Asturias on Saturday, Madrid has been granted a breath of fresh air. Can Mourinho capitalize on this rare Barca tie? Real Madrid will travel to Catalunya tomorrow to take on Espanyol who have won all but two of their league games at Cornella el Pra...
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REAL MADRID MATCH PREVIEW: LET’S NOT “BASQUE” IN OUR MIDWEEK WIN: IT’S TIME TO FOCUS ON LA LIGA
Posted on 5 Feb 2011 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
10th place Real Sociedad will face 2nd ranked Real Madrid tomorrow in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. The recently promoted Basque team, Sociedad, is highly motivated to deal “los blancos” another devastating blow to their title hopes. Currently, Real Madrid sits seven points behind Barcelona in the league table with Barca set to take on Atletico Madrid tonight in the Nou Camp....
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10 NEWSFLASHES FOR THE REAL MADRID FAN-ADEBAYOR IS HERE!
Posted on 26 Jan 2011 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
Real Madrid is very unlucky to have not added Ruud Van Nistelrooy to their current squad. What a tease! Bundesliga’s Hamburg dangled the former Galactico in front of all of our faces while Van Gol even offered to pay half of the signing fee. He expressed an extreme desire to get back to the Bernabeau. He will eventually leave Hamburg this summer and although he’s at the end of his car...
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Two leagues within La Liga
Posted on 21 Jan 2011 by Allan Jiang.
When the 2010 FIFPro starting 11 was announced, eight of the 11 players were from Barcelona and Real Madrid. La Liga clubs not named Barcelona or Real Madrid not only have to contend with the overwhelming gap from a talent perspective but they also have to watch on with frustration as Barcelona and Real Madrid pocket more than a third of the TV revenue. Then again 60% of the nation supports one...
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5 NewsFlashes for “Madridistas” (Real Madrid Corner)
Posted on 13 Jan 2011 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
1. Gonzalo Higuain will be sidelined until at least early May recuperating his back. He flew to Chicago at the beginning of the week to have a reknowned surgeon, Dr. Kessler, who is a top northwestern spinal surgeon, perform his latest procedure. He will not regain full fitness for another year. This is a huge blow to Mou’s bunch. To fill this void, the hottest rumor seems to be con...
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My Top 10 Real Madrid Christmas Wish List
Posted on 21 Dec 2010 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
10. Real Madrid wins the Copa Del Rey-Runners up in ‘04 and ‘02 after winning it in 1993, this is Coach Mou’s goal. Next up is Levante and I think Madridistas everywhere are hoping we can surprise some people and bring the King’s trophy to the King’s city. 9. Kaka returns to his form when he was playing for AC Milan and won the FIFA World Player of the Year-He’ll be back in Ja...
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CRISTIANO RONALDO’S BRILLIANCE IS TOO MUCH FOR LOS CHE
Posted on 8 Dec 2010 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
Angel DiMaria (Argentine) had a very nice showing last Saturday at home against Valencia in Madrid's 2-0 victory Madrid badly needed this win for their morale. After Jose Mourinho sat silently last week on the Madrid bench watching his teams and supporters hopes and dreams fade away, we all knew there was no way he could let the next one get away. Right? You better believe it. And ...
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HUMILLANTE (SPANISH FOR HUMILIATING): CR7 and His Mates get trounced by the Azulgrana
Posted on 1 Dec 2010 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
Madridistas everywhere were looking for hiding spots after the misery that we had to endure suffering through this match. It was humiliating. Everything that Madrid has had success with this far this season was negated after a very sub-par performance in which “los galacticos” managed very few shots on goal. Xavi and Iniesta dominated the middle for Barca while Ozil, Khedira, and Alon...









