Real Madrid Rumors & News

ESPN "Manchester City are growing confident they can land Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund this summer although Real Madrid remain in the race for the midfielder's signature, sources have told ESPN. Bellingham is among City's top targets..." March 20

ESPN "Carlo Ancelotti has said he is "convinced" that Real Madrid will win a major trophy this season, before the club take a decision on his future in the summer. Madrid are chasing three competitions, going into Sunday's LaLiga Clasico nine points behind..." March 19

90 Min "Alisson Becker said there was a 'lack of attitude' shown from Liverpool during their second leg defeat to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. The Reds went into the game at Santiago Bernabeu with a mountain to climb having lost the first leg 5-2 at Anfield, and they..." March 16

LiverPool Offside "As long as Jude Bellingham remains a Borussia Dortmund player there will be a need to come up with new angles in the ongoing transfer saga that has swirled around arguably the best teenage midfielder in football for much of the current season. Today, that new angle comes..." March 15

90 Min "Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard has insisted he still sees himself at the club next season, despite an almost complete lack of playing time so far in 2022/23. Hazard has one more year left on the contract he signed upon completing a €100m transfer from Chelsea in 2019. He has..." March 14

90 Min "Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior has hit out at the way he is treated by referees in La Liga. The Brazilian has cemented his status as one of the world's elite players over the last couple of seasons, becoming a fan favourite at the Bernabeu after long being derided for..." March 12

90 Min "Paris Saint-Germain head coach Christophe Galtier has insisted he does not need to convince Kylian Mbappe to stay at the club. The French champions were eliminated at the last 16 of the Champions League for a second season running, bringing fresh questions about Mbappe's future to..." March 11

ESPN "Karim Benzema has hit back at Didier Deschamps, suggesting the France coach is not being honest about the Real Madrid forward's departure from his World Cup squad. Deschamps gave an interview to the Le Parisien newspaper -- published on..." March 11

90 Min "Real Madrid have officially commented on rivals Barcelona being levelled with charges of corruption. Spanish prosecutors filed charges against Barcelona, as well as former club presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, on Friday afternoon. The charges relate to the..." March 11

ESPN "Real Madrid's board were disappointed by coach Carlo Ancelotti's tactics in the side's 1-0 Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg defeat to Barcelona on Thursday, sources have told ESPN. Some senior figures at the club criticised the manager's lack of a..." March 03

90 Min "Real Madrid defender David Alaba has taken to social media to explain why he did not hand his first-place vote for The Best FIFA Men's Player award to teammate Karim Benzema. Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d'Or for leading Los Blancos to their record 14th Champions League crown..." February 28

ESPN "Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will miss the Clasico against Real Madrid on Thursday with a hamstring strain as the club's problems continue to grow. Lewandowski, 34, was injured in the shock 1-0 defeat to Almeria on Sunday as..." February 27

ESPN "Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone complained that Real Madrid receive preferential treatment from referees after a straight red card was shown to Angel Correa in a 1-1 draw against their rivals in Saturday's derby. Simeone was fuming over referee Gil..." February 26

ESPN "The most successful player in Real Madrid's history isn't Alfredo Di Stefano, Raul Gonzalez, Sergio Ramos or Cristiano Ronaldo. It's Marcelo Vieira da Silva Junior: you know him as Marcelo. The left-back won a club record 25 trophies -- six LaLiga titles,..." February 25

90 Min "Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has faced further questions on the Negreira scandal hanging over Barcelona. Barça are alleged to have paid former referees chief Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira for advice on how to avoid being on the end of controversial officiating..." February 25

ESPN "Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has said he believes red-hot Vinicius Junior will lead the team's attack for many years to come. Vinicius, 22, scored twice, set up another goal and was voted UEFA's player of the match in Madrid's..." February 24

ESPN "Once more into the fray? Saturday night will be the 39th time manager Diego Simeone has led Atletico Madrid into a derby against Real Madrid -- the 40th if you include the day they scored seven in a friendly in New York, which Atleticos do, not least because when..." February 24

Liverpool Echo "If Jurgen Klopp thought it was "proper torture" watching back last season's Champions League final defeat, then the Liverpool boss hopefully steeled himself appropriately before setting down to review the latest setback against Real Madrid. The reverberations from..." February 22

90 Min "Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted his side could not match Real Madrid's tempo as they were thumped 5-2 at Anfield on Tuesday. Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah had fired Liverpool into an early lead but they were pegged back to 2-2 at half-time, after which the..." February 21

ESPN "Karim Benzema climbed into the top five of LaLiga's all-time goalscorers on Wednesday, after scoring twice in Real Madrid's 4-0 win over Elche. Benzema's first strike put him ahead of Madrid great Raul Gonzalez onto 229 LaLiga goals, after he..." February 15

90 Min "Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has urged the club to agree a new contract with Karim Benzema, as well as insisting the veteran French striker will not going anywhere in the summer. Benzema is second on Real’s list of all-time goalscorers behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and..." February 14

ESPN "Real Madrid are tracking Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur's Richarlison as options to strengthen their attack, multiple sources have told ESPN, with the LaLiga giants viewing an addition to their forward line in the summer transfer..." February 13

90 Min "Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior is thought to be increasingly concerned by the atmosphere surrounding him this season following another incident of racist abuse from fans and rough punishment on the pitch by opposing players as Los Blancos lost to Mallorca. Vinicius had already..." February 07

ESPN "What a weekend! The Premier League's top two, Arsenal and Man City, lost, but the bigger news around City was charges against them of breaching financial rules dating back as far as 2009. We also saw more chaos for Liverpool and Real Madrid, big wins..." February 06

ESPN "LaLiga said they will launch an investigation into racist fan abuse suffered by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the club's shock 1-0 defeat at Mallorca on Sunday. Supporters could be heard calling the 22-year-old Brazilian player..." February 06

ESPN "Real Madrid and Barcelona have been drawn to face each other in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 in extra time to reach the last four and will now take on their Clasico rivals Barca over two legs after Monday's..." January 30

90 Min "Real Madrid have condemned Atletico Madrid fans who hung an effigy of Vinicius Junior off a bridge prior to their Copa del Rey clash. Vinicius was the victim of racist abuse the last time the two sides met in La Liga at the Wanda Metropolitano earlier in the season, with the wide..." January 26

Bleacher Report "An effigy of Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. was hung off a bridge outside the club's training facility Thursday, ahead of a match against rival Atlético Madrid: The banner attached to the bridge translates to "Madrid hates Real," via BBC Sport. Per..." January 26

ESPN "Former Wales captain Gareth Bale has said he will play at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf event in February, after announcing his retirement from professional football earlier this month. Bale, 33, will play alongside professionals and other celebrities in the event..." January 24

ESPN "Carlo Ancelotti said midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are "untouchable" at Real Madrid but "that doesn't mean they play every game" with competition from youngsters Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo..." January 22

90 Min "Arsenal and Chelsea have both asked Real Madrid about the availability of Eduardo Camavinga this month, sources have told 90min. The Gunners and the Blues are both on the hunt for reinforcements in midfield before the end of the January transfer window..." January 21

BeIN SPORTS "Cristiano Ronaldo paid old friends a visit on Friday, dropping in on Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid ahead of the Supercopa de Espana final in Riyadh. It may have been rude of Madrid's record goalscorer not to show his face, given Los Blancos were training at the facilities of his..." January 13

ESPN "Thibaut Courtois and Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday both backed Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Saudi Arabia as the forward's former club Real Madrid prepare to play the Spanish Supercopa in the country. Ronaldo, 37 -- who starred for Madrid for nine seasons, becoming..." January 10

Marca.com "Gareth Bale has won the lot with Real Madrid. He played an important role in at least two of his four Champions League triumphs with the club, and helped Los Blancos to countless other trophies as well. But the discourse around his time in Madrid in recent years has shifted..." January 09

Daily Mirror "Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from club and international football with immediate effect. At the age of 33, the ex- Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid star - who most recently played for MLS side LAFC - wrote in a statement on Monday:..." January 09

90 Min "Borussia Dortmund expect Jude Bellingham to confirm in the coming weeks where he wants to play next season, with Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City also waiting on a decision from the teenager. The 19-year-old flew out to Marbella for a winter training camp with Dortmund on..." January 06

90 Min "a Liga have rejected criticism from Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior over an alleged lack of protection from racism. Vinicius called out the Spanish officials after Saturday's victory over Real Valladolid, in which racist chants could be heard from the Valladolid fans, as he..." January 01

ESPN "Karim Benzema's agent has claimed the forward would have been available to play for France from the World Cup round-of-16 stage, but was sent home prematurely by coach Didier Deschamps and the team's medical staff. Benzema, 35, suffered a thigh injury in..." December 27

90 Min "France coach Didier Deschamps has given a somewhat cryptic response after being asked about rumours of Karim Benzema returning for the World Cup final. Benzema was set to lead the line for his country in Qatar but disaster struck when the striker picked up a thigh injury the day..." December 15

ESPN "Cristiano Ronaldo trained alone at Real Madrid's Valdebebas training ground on Wednesday, sources have told ESPN, as he prepares to take a decision on his future. Ronaldo, who is without a club after leaving Manchester United last month, returned to..." December 14

90 Min "Luka Modric has hit out at referee Daniele Orsato for his performance in Croatia's defeat to Argentina. Modric and his nation weren't able to make it to their second World Cup final in a row on Tuesday night, losing 3-0 to their South American opponents. They..." December 14

Clutch Points "Luka Modric’s World Cup dream ended on Tuesday after Croatia fell to Lionel Messi and Argentina in the semifinal, 3-0. It was a heartbreaking moment for Modric, who himself had a wonderful run in what was the final World Cup tournament of his illustrious career. Right after the..." December 13

ESPN "There's a spot on the Corniche promenade in Doha where the 2022 World Cup organising committee erected a flag each time a new nation qualified for the tournament. Croatia's went up in November 2021. While heavyweights..." December 12

The Athletic "Nike’s latest World Cup advert is a predictably grand production. The Footballverse, they call it. A spoof scientific quest set in a Swiss laboratory to decide once and for all who can be considered the Greatest Of All Time. All of Nike’s big hitters – past..." December 08

ESPN "Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Brazilian wonderkid Endrick on a five-year contract from Palmeiras, sources have told ESPN. Sources said the transfer is worth €72 million, although the 16-year-old will only be able to move to Madrid in 2024, when he..." December 08

90 Min "Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has criticised the German national team for failing to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for a second tournament running. Kroos played an integral role on Germany's way to glory in 2014, but he was also part of the contingent who were..." December 03

ESPN "Real Madrid and Barcelona have both announced they will boycott an "urgent" meeting called by LaLiga in Dubai next week. The Spanish league has summoned its member clubs to the United Arab Emirates on Dec. 7 with the aim of addressing "several important..." November 30

90 Min "Gareth Bale has revealed that he has no intention of ending his playing career with Wales - as long as he is still wanted. Bale suffered World Cup disappointment as a hamstring injury forced him off at half time in their final group game against England. A 3-0..." November 29

90 Min "Gareth Bale shut down questions on whether the World Cup match against England would be his last for Wales on Tuesday, issuing a flat "no" when asked the question outright. The Welsh captain is his country's most capped men's international player, though..." November 28

90 Min "Karim Benzema may be available to France for their World Cup defence after all after reports emerged of rapid progress in his recovery from injury. Benzema was feared to be unavailable for the entire tournament after picking up an injury but did not withdraw from the squad, and France..." November 28