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Posted By: Double Maxim
Subject: Real Madrid
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2015 at 6:46am
Real Madrid are poised to rename their world-famous Bernabeu stadium
By Andy West Spanish football writer
Real Madrid are set to rename their Bernabeu stadium as part of a sponsorship deal with United Arab Emirates-based International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).
The two parties agreed their partnership, believed to be worth up to 500 million euros to the Spanish club over a period of 20 years, in October.
It includes naming rights for the Bernabeu - Real's home since 1947.
The stadium also hosted the 1982 World Cup Final.
The name the parties have settled on is thought to be The Abu Dhabi Santiago Bernabeu, although another possibility is The Cepsa (a subsidiary Spanish company) Santiago Bernabeu.
The decision will be approved by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who has insisted that the stadium's heritage is honoured by retaining the words 'Santiago Bernabeu' - the club's former player, manager and president who oversaw the initial construction - in the full title.
The new deal is to raise funds to renovate the stadium and increase capacity from 81,000 to 90,000.
Perez secured the sponsorship in order to raise funds for the long-planned renovation of the stadium, which is expected to be completed in 2017 and will increase the capacity to around 90,000 from its current 81,000, incorporating a retractable roof along with a number of contemporary design features.
"I am killing myself to create the best stadium in the world," Perez said at the club's annual General Assembly in September.
"If you want to do it without debt, the only possibility is that we take a sponsor's name which could give us the 400 or 500 million euros the new stadium is worth.
"We have spoken to 10 companies to see if someone is capable of attaching their name to the Bernabeu. I have said I will do [the renovations to] the stadium and I am going to do it, but I have to overcome all the difficulties."
"It's not like Britain, this is rare in Spain" - Andy West, Spanish football expert |
Unlike British clubs, including a sponsor in a stadium name is rare in Spain - currently the only top flight club to have done so is Espanyol - so this is a contentious issue for Real Madrid fans. |
Although many are opposed to the idea, there is also a general acceptance that it is a necessary move to pay for the reconstruction of the stadium, and all-powerful club president Florentino Perez generally manages to get his way. |
Real Madrid already have a strong presence in the UAE, with Dubai government-owned airline Emirates serving as shirt sponsor since 2013.
The club also have tentative plans to open a Disneyland-style theme park in the UAE, and even removed the Christian cross from its official logo in Arabic marketing campaigns to avoid offending local sensibilities.
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Posted By: Mackem anth
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2015 at 8:31pm
So much for tradition. FFS
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Posted By: Landon Donovan
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2015 at 8:59pm
So it's still going to be called the Bernabeu but just with Abu Dhabi at the front.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2015 at 6:20pm
Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star 'worth at least £300m'
Cristiano Ronaldo would sell for £300m if Real Madrid decided to let him leave tomorrow, the Portuguese superstar's agent has told BBC Sport.
Jorge Mendes said the 29-year-old forward was the "best player ever" and the "best sportsman ever".
Mendes added: "You can't compare him with anybody else."
Ronaldo was voted the world's best player for a third time last month, beating Barcelona rival Lionel Messi to the prestigious award.
Asked how much he was worth, Mendes said: "Cristano Ronaldo? One billion. His buyout clause one billion, so it is one billion.
"If, for any reason, the club decide to sell him tomorrow for 300 million, someone will pay."
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2015 at 6:02am
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly left team-mates furious after hosting his 30th birthday bash, just hours after http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/atletico-madrid-4-0-real-madrid-5122839" rel="nofollow - the 4-0 hammering against rivals Atletico.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/cristiano-ronaldo" rel="nofollow - The Portuguese held the party on the outskirts of Madrid on Saturday night, with the likes of Luka Modric, James Rodriguez and Pepe all said to be in attendance, alongside coaches Paul Clement and Fernando Hierro.
Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas opted out and according to Marca, they are angry http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/watch-cristiano-ronaldo-sing-craving-5125627" rel="nofollow - after seeing pictures of players singing and dancing, just hours after the humiliation at the Vicente Calderon.
However, Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes insists the player was far from in the party spirit and only didn't cancel due to family travelling from Portugal.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2015 at 6:52am
The Spanish League agreed on Tuesday to charge Barcelona after their supporters were heard singing ‘Ronaldo is a drunk’ at the Nou Camp on Sunday night. The case will now be passed to the anti-violence committee who must decide whether or not to open an investigation.
In a statement the League said it had listened to audio recordings of the match and were in agreement that in minute 65 of the game around 200 supporters repeatedly chanted ‘He is a drunk, Ronaldo is a drunk’.
The action taken against Barcelona is part of a clampdown on all forms of crowd trouble and chants that are interpreted as being likely to provoke trouble. It comes after a Deportivo supporter was killed in a pitched battle before a match at Atletico Madrid’s Vicente Calderon stadium in November
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Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2015 at 8:52am
Seems a little over the top, have heard much worse chanted at football games
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2015 at 2:29pm
Real Madrid's hopes of securing a first La Liga title since 2012 suffered a setback as they were held 1-1 by Villarreal at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Carlo Ancelotti's leaders looked to be heading four points clear at the top of the table after Cristiano Ronaldo's ninth league penalty of the season.
It was awarded after Ronaldo was bundled over by Eric Bailly.
But Villarreal hit back through Gerard Moreno, the 22-year-old beating Iker Casillas with a low shot from 18-yards.
Real had started the game with a slender one-point lead at the summit after Barcelona's workmanlike http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31666819" rel="nofollow - 3-1 win at Granada on Saturday.
Yet while they extended their lead to two points, Ancelotti will consider this a wasted opportunity to keep some distance from Barca, who they visit on 22 March.
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2015 at 2:48pm
lassassinblanc wrote:
Seems a little over the top, have heard much worse chanted at football games |
Aimed at his father who was an alcoholic and died as a result
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2015 at 12:29am
Real Madrid were unable to increase their advantage at the top of La Liga after they were beaten by Athletic Bilbao at San Mames.
Athletic striker Aritz Aduriz, 30, put the hosts ahead with a header from Mikel Rico's cross.
Real dominated the game after half-time and Gareth Bale's audacious long-range effort struck the post.
But Athletic hung on to claim the victory which means Real have just a two-point lead over Barcelona.
The Catalan club will go top if they can take maximum points from Sunday's match against Rayo Vallecano at the Nou Camp.
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Posted By: HateHenry
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 8:32pm
playing stink football Golnaldo keeping their heads above the water with 2
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Posted By: PanteirA
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 9:31pm
What kind of sh*t fans leave the game with a few mins to go. Schalke score and they are out. Great game.
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 9:58pm
Some game of football. Schalke with a couple of decent chances at the end to knock Real out. Could have been the biggest upset in European history if they did it imo.
The Real fans come across as awful geebags altogether. The stuff with booing Bale is beyond embarrassing.
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Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 9:59pm
PanteirA wrote:
What kind of sh*t fans leave the game with a few mins to go. |
Royal Madrid fans. They have the most fickle, arrogant, obnoxious and unknowledgeable fans of any team in Europe.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:09pm
Hans Moleman wrote:
Some game of football. Schalke with a couple of decent chances at the end to knock Real out. Could have been the biggest upset in European history if they did it imo.
The Real fans come across as awful geebags altogether. The stuff with booing Bale is beyond embarrassing. |
Hmmmmmm. That's some statement. Norwich beating Bayern Munich, Aberdeen beating Real Madrid, Celtic beating Inter Milan, Liverpool coming back in Istanbul, Porto winning in 2004..... there are plenty of bigger examples. Plenty of reigning champions have been knocked out in the last sixteen or earlier before. Sure, they might not have been as wealthy as Real Madrid but the best team in Spain losing to the third best team in Germany is not a gigantic upset up there with the biggest in history.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:11pm
Beat me too it Dave, a surprise yes, shock no. Shock is used too much in football nowadays
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Posted By: Bitored
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:12pm
Fair enough they didn't play as well as they can but Shalke did and they have some European stars of the future in their team. They are a point off the top of the league, into the champions league Q-Final, I don't really know what more they want. Its not possible to win every trophy every year. That's the problem with spending the guts of a E100 million on a couple of players if their form dips at all they are going to be crucified. Ronaldo hadn't scored for 2 games and all of a sudden it was a crisis. Even though he had 41 goals (43 now) before tonight. Its mad stuff. Id say Ancelotti cant wait to get out of their in the summer.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:24pm
Like, he is seven goals shy of 300 for the club. He'll make it this season in all likelihood. He has scored more than a goal a game for the club, consistently, for six seasons. He has 41 in 38 in all competitions this season and an average of over 50 a season in his first five seasons for the club. And two games without a goal is a crisis and they worry if he is finished just because he is now 30. They're all crazy.
I mean, I know Raul only scored 54 goals after his 30th birthday (compared to 269 beforehand) but Raul scored those over twelve seasons, not five, and is nowhere near the beast Ronaldo is. Real Madrid fans are the most delusional there are.
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:35pm
SuperDave84 wrote:
Hans Moleman wrote:
Some game of football. Schalke with a couple of decent chances at the end to knock Real out. Could have been the biggest upset in European history if they did it imo.
The Real fans come across as awful geebags altogether. The stuff with booing Bale is beyond embarrassing. |
Hmmmmmm. That's some statement. Norwich beating Bayern Munich, Aberdeen beating Real Madrid, Celtic beating Inter Milan, Liverpool coming back in Istanbul, Porto winning in 2004..... there are plenty of bigger examples. Plenty of reigning champions have been knocked out in the last sixteen or earlier before. Sure, they might not have been as wealthy as Real Madrid but the best team in Spain losing to the third best team in Germany is not a gigantic upset up there with the biggest in history.
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This is a Schalke side who were desperate in the 1st leg. Lost at home without a whimper. I'm not sure what odds Schalke were to qualify in your regular bookies tonight, but I'm pretty sure that if you were on betfair they would match you at over 100/1 on it. Considering that and your examples given, I have to stand over my statement. If this Schalke team, who have done nothing of note in Europe, who Real trounced last season in the knock outs, who Real cantered through 90 minutes away from home against, managed to score 5 and knock out the reigning galactico champions away from home it would easily have been one of the biggest ever CL shocks. I'd hazard a guess that a 2-0 first leg scoreline away from home has been overturned less than a handful of times in the whole history of the competition, let alone away to the European champions. Sorry, but most of your examples aren't even in the same ball park. Alas, it didn't happen anyways.
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:41pm
pre Madonna wrote:
Beat me too it Dave, a surprise yes, shock no. Shock is used too much in football nowadays |
How many times have you seen the defending Champions in the European cup knocked out aftre having a 2 goal away leg advantage going into the second leg? Much less the fact that it was against a Schalke team taken to the cleaners by this Real team a few times over the past 12 months.
As I stated in the other post, odds of over 100/1 to qualify on the night would suggest to me that it would have been more than a surprise for Schalke to go through tonight.
When I think of a surprise, I think of the likes of Dundee United knocking Celtic out of both Scottish Cups. Now that wouldn't be a huge shock at all, but it would be a nice little surprise
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Posted By: Landon Donovan
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:42pm
Madrid fans demand the best. They demand trophies. It is the reason why they are the greatest club of all time.
Look what happened to former Superclub Man Utd? They settled for dour football and uninspiring players under Ferguson's later days. Now some of the fans think challenging Arsenal for the 4th place cup is succesful.
As soon as Madrid Fans stop demanding to win everything every year, standards drop and the club turns into a Liverpool/Ac Milan/Man Utd.
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Posted By: HateHenry
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:49pm
Landon Donovan wrote:
Madrid fans demand the best. They demand trophies. It is the reason why they are the greatest club of all time.
Look what happened to former Superclub Man Utd? They settled for dour football and uninspiring players under Ferguson's later days. Now some of the fans think challenging Arsenal for the 4th place cup is succesful.
As soon as Madrid Fans stop demanding to win everything every year, standards drop and the club turns into a Liverpool/Ac Milan/Man Utd.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:52pm
Tonight's pre match odds:
http://www.oddsportal.com/soccer/europe/champions-league/real-madrid-schalke-WCzGSNCr/#qualify;1" rel="nofollow - http://www.oddsportal.com/soccer/europe/champions-league/real-madrid-schalke-WCzGSNCr/#qualify;1
The highest price, to qualify, was 50/1, and they were offered much shorter than that. Of course, that could have been different in running (when the score was 3-2 to Madrid, but that was only for four minutes). Milan, in running against Liverpool, were matched at 1/100 during the match and apparently plenty of punters got on at long odds backing Liverpool at 100/1:
http://www.majorwager.com/forums/mess-hall/42127-liverpools-rally-champions-league-brings-profit-bettors.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.majorwager.com/forums/mess-hall/42127-liverpools-rally-champions-league-brings-profit-bettors.html
I'm sure there have been bigger upsets. After all, there are well over 100 matches in European competition every year, so 100/1 shots are bound to win every now and then (and even longer).
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:54pm
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Hans Moleman wrote:
pre Madonna wrote:
Beat me too it Dave, a surprise yes, shock no. Shock is used too much in football nowadays |
How many times have you seen the defending Champions in the European cup knocked out aftre having a 2 goal away leg advantage going into the second leg? Much less the fact that it was against a Schalke team taken to the cleaners by this Real team a few times over the past 12 months.
As I stated in the other post, odds of over 100/1 to qualify on the night would suggest to me that it would have been more than a surprise for Schalke to go through tonight.
When I think of a surprise, I think of the likes of Dundee United knocking Celtic out of both Scottish Cups. Now that wouldn't be a huge shock at all, but it would be a nice little surprise |
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Oh, the odds for those two eventualities would have been quite similar and a long way off 100/1
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:59pm
That's even leaving aside things like the 4-0 Milan victory over Barcelona in the European Cup final back in 1994 or the Steaua Bucharest victory in 1986. Those were massively unpredictable, given the score in the first instance (a huge shock) or even Steaua winning it in '86.
It's also ignoring things like the shellacking Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund dished out to Barcelona and Real in the semis in 2013. Bayern's 7-0 demolition of Barca was surely a bigger shock than it would have been if Schalke had progressed tonight.
You made one off the cuff statement and you can't back it up. Schalke knocking out this Madrid team would have been a surprise but hardly the biggest ever shock in European football.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 10:59pm
Milan beating Deportivo 4-1 and then losing away 4-0 was a massive shock.
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Posted By: PanteirA
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:06pm
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Milan beating Deportivo 4-1 and then losing away 4-0 was a massive shock. | Correct. Only the true Deportivo die hards could see that one coming.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:07pm
If we are going down the biggest upsets in Europe ever.
off the top of my head.
Depor 4 Milan 0
Metz knocking Barcelona out after losing 4-2 at home.
Steaua winning it
Aberdeen winning the ECWC
Wrexham knocking out Porto
Norwich beating Bayern
Tblisi beating Liverpool
Artmedia beating Celtic by 5
Cska Sofia knocking out the great Ajax
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:11pm
As I stated the odds on betfair were easily 100/1 pre match - betfair always have far bigger odds on long shots such as these pre game. So, I'm not disputing your odds at all.
In your examples given SD, Norwich to beta Bayern over 2 legs at the time, while a huge feat for a small club, would have been small enough odds in comparison. Porto obviously a big shock to win out Europe that season, but in the final were they not slight favs against Monaco? Aberdeen beating Real and Celtic beating Inter are not even in the same realm of upsets. The Liverpool one is the biggest upset in terms of giving away a such a lead during a game. Again though, pre game Liverpool would have been only between 2/1 and 3/1 to lift the trophy that day.
There is no game to compare to this one if Schalke had pulled it off. I know people over play the term, biggest shock ever, and I'm pretty sure that's why my statement is being disputed. In this case though, it would have been a very legitimate term if they had got the late 5th goal.
Not sure how you can dispute any of my other reasons given above. Especially that I'd be pretty sure a team holding the European cup has never failed to qualify following a 2 nil win away in a 1st leg of a knock out tie. Also, as I stated out of god knows how many ties down the years I doubt there is even 4/5 where a team has overturned a home 1st leg defeat of 0-2. That is not even taking into consideration the massive gulf between these sides - the whole 2nd in La Liga vs 3rd in the Budesliga is a very tenous strain of argument altogether!!
Chlonbhoy, Dundee United to win last Sunday were 5/1 I believe, and they are 11/4 to lift the trophy at hampden next Sunday. Neither huge odds. Fill yer boots son
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Posted By: PanteirA
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:12pm
HateHenry wrote:
Landon Donovan wrote:
Madrid fans demand the best. They demand trophies. It is the reason why they are the greatest club of all time.
Look what happened to former Superclub Man Utd? They settled for dour football and uninspiring players under Ferguson's later days. Now some of the fans think challenging Arsenal for the 4th place cup is succesful.
As soon as Madrid Fans stop demanding to win everything every year, standards drop and the club turns into a Liverpool/Ac Milan/Man Utd.
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Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:12pm
pre Madonna wrote:
If we are going down the biggest upsets in Europe ever.
off the top of my head.
Depor 4 Milan 0
Metz knocking Barcelona out after losing 4-2 at home.
Steaua winning it
Aberdeen winning the ECWC
Wrexham knocking out Porto
Norwich beating Bayern
Tblisi beating Liverpool
Artmedia beating Celtic by 5
Cska Sofia knocking out the great Ajax
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:15pm
SuperDave84 wrote:
That's even leaving aside things like the 4-0 Milan victory over Barcelona in the European Cup final back in 1994 or the Steaua Bucharest victory in 1986. Those were massively unpredictable, given the score in the first instance (a huge shock) or even Steaua winning it in '86.
It's also ignoring things like the shellacking Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund dished out to Barcelona and Real in the semis in 2013. Bayern's 7-0 demolition of Barca was surely a bigger shock than it would have been if Schalke had progressed tonight.
You made one off the cuff statement and you can't back it up. Schalke knocking out this Madrid team would have been a surprise but hardly the biggest ever shock in European football.
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You are arguing points such as Milan beating Barcelona 4 nil. Yet both sides were fairly evenly matched odds going into the final. So how can the result be a surprise or shock? the scoreline obviously yes, but the result no. Same with Bayern vs Barca. Scoreline was a huge shock, the result, no.
None of these are even in the same ball park.
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:18pm
Gary McKay wrote:
Milan beating Deportivo 4-1 and then losing away 4-0 was a massive shock. |
This was one of the biggest shocks in European Cup history. Without doubt.
Very comparable to what the result could have been tonight in fact. Except Schalke would have overturned their 2 goal deficit away form home, which is more or less unheard of in a 2 legged tie. Anyone, any info on the overturning of such a deficit away from home in a 2 leg tie? Pretty sure it's a tiny number and never involved the current holders.
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:19pm
pre Madonna wrote:
If we are going down the biggest upsets in Europe ever.
off the top of my head.
Depor 4 Milan 0
Metz knocking Barcelona out after losing 4-2 at home.
Steaua winning it
Aberdeen winning the ECWC
Wrexham knocking out Porto
Norwich beating Bayern
Tblisi beating Liverpool
Artmedia beating Celtic by 5
Cska Sofia knocking out the great Ajax
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:21pm
Look, your argument was that it could have been "the biggest upset in European history". Now, you've tried to define that as "longest pre match odds on one team to progress prior to the start of the second leg and disregarding season long winners or in play odds". That's a very, very different argument. You cannot disregard the Liverpool comeback, Porto winning the Champions League (at 50/1) or the absolutely unexpected hammerings taken by Barcelona in 1994 and 2013 I mentioned above. Each of those are shocks and pretty big ones. You cannot simply change the argument from "shock" to "pre game odds to progress in a two legged tie". I wouldn't necessarily disagree that it would have been the biggest upset in that particular category (although of course the Depor one does run it pretty close, given the fact that Milan team were also reigning European champions) but, in terms of the "biggest upset in European history"? Not even close. That's a much broader category than the narrow definition you have attempted to give it.
Betfair odds may be longer than standard bookies but they are never double. I very much doubt that Schalke were 100/1 or longer to progress, or even close to it.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:21pm
Talking about over the two legs CH. They would not have been known before.
HM-you said 2 cups. They are around 5/s to win one (90mins) and can be got at 9s to win at parkhead. I use betfair. Best price i found on Schalke winning in 90 minutes was 12 -1, thus qualifying would be 33s. 26/1 and 33/1. Long way off 100s
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Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:25pm
If we're really honest the biggest upset is Internazionale winning the CL...
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:26pm
You are attempting to fundamentally redefine and narrow the argument by disregarding the Barcelona defeats mentioned as well. You made a very broad sweeping assertion and yet you refuse to engage with anything that doesn't meet your very narrow and specific definition of what constitutes an upset. You cannot change the argument. The 7-0 Bayern win over Barca was an upset and a massive one.
Obviously these are not European club competition but the United v Arsenal 8-2 was a massive upset, the Germany v Brazil 7-1 World Cup semi final was a massive upset and the England v Hungary 3-6 was a massive upset. You cannot say that they "don't count" just because the winner wasn't an upset even though the manner was. It all has to be considered. I'm just giving those as examples of what constitutes an upset. It doesn't have to be one team knocking out another that constitutes an upset.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:28pm
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:40pm
So everytime Bale gets the ball, the white hankies come out and the whistles start.
Massively unpopular figure in Madrid now, en route back to England in the summer?
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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:51pm
Bale has to suck it up or sling his hook. If he didn't kNow what the fans are like he shouldn't have gone. He's playing sh*te and so are his team mates.
Once they start playing as a team again, he'll be adored again.
That's Madrid for you. They still clapped off the Schalke team too.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:52pm
He has been unpopular for quite a while now.
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2015 at 11:58pm
SuperDave84 wrote:
You are attempting to fundamentally redefine and narrow the argument by disregarding the Barcelona defeats mentioned as well. You made a very broad sweeping assertion and yet you refuse to engage with anything that doesn't meet your very narrow and specific definition of what constitutes an upset. You cannot change the argument. The 7-0 Bayern win over Barca was an upset and a massive one.
Obviously these are not European club competition but the United v Arsenal 8-2 was a massive upset, the Germany v Brazil 7-1 World Cup semi final was a massive upset and the England v Hungary 3-6 was a massive upset. You cannot say that they "don't count" just because the winner wasn't an upset even though the manner was. It all has to be considered. I'm just giving those as examples of what constitutes an upset. It doesn't have to be one team knocking out another that constitutes an upset.
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SuperD, by your logic Man United winning the European Cup in 1999 is by far the greatest shock in European Cup history. At 1 nil down in injury time, you could named your price on them to win that game in normal time.
My logic is simple. The European Champions were playing a really average team at home. A team who have done nothing of note in the knockout stages besides being trounced by the same opposition last year and losing the 1st leg in an absolute whimper. Very rarely has a 2 goal away lead been over turned in European Cup 2 leg history. Very rarely and I'd love to see the exact stats. I don't know for sure, but I'm going to say that a 2 goal away lead has never been thrown away by the reigning champions on home turf. This is my logic. Fairly straight forward and the only example of such a shock of a result I have seen posted so far is the Milan-Depo one which is right up there.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2015 at 12:09am
Munich beating Barca 7-0 was not a massive shock.
I backed Munich -2 at home and -1 away.
I posted this on the lsl forum before both matches.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2015 at 12:19am
Hans Moleman wrote:
SuperD, by your logic Man United winning the European Cup in 1999 is by far the greatest shock in European Cup history. At 1 nil down in injury time, you could named your price on them to win that game in normal time.
My logic is simple. The European Champions were playing a really average team at home. A team who have done nothing of note in the knockout stages besides being trounced by the same opposition last year and losing the 1st leg in an absolute whimper. Very rarely has a 2 goal away lead been over turned in European Cup 2 leg history. Very rarely and I'd love to see the exact stats. I don't know for sure, but I'm going to say that a 2 goal away lead has never been thrown away by the reigning champions on home turf. This is my logic. Fairly straight forward and the only example of such a shock of a result I have seen posted so far is the Milan-Depo one which is right up there.
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Well, the first part of your statement is a bit of a straw man. Obviously, United's comeback was unlikely (well, they needed one goal as injury time started, so not *that* unlikely, especially for *that* team) but it doesn't mean your argument is correct and mine incorrect nor close to it. If anything, an argument with a broad definition of an upset, which might include the United win, is better than one with a narrow definition, which only covers comebacks and little else that I can see. What I was arguing was that upset doesn't have the narrow definition you seek to ascribe to it. You are still seeking to qualify "upset" with a narrow and specific example and continue to refuse to engage with any other definition of upset. I know that a 2-0 lead from an away tie has rarely (maybe never) been turned over. We'll see next week if Arsenal can turn over Monaco (obviously different teams) but the scenario is the same. It doesn't mean it would be the biggest upset ever or that comebacks of that ilk have a special right to qualify as a superior upset over any other type of upset.
You made a sweeping assertion. Look, it would have been a massive upset but I just don't think you can say "biggest ever". You attempted to qualify it even further just now by saying that "a 2 goal away lead has never been thrown away by the reigning champions on home turf" but that is in no way synonymous with being the biggest upset in the history of European football. Obviously if Schalke had won it would have been crazy and maybe the first time it had ever happened but that is a very specific thing and doesn't make it the biggest upset ever.
You still haven't given a valid reason as to why massive victories don't qualify as upsets. Do you reckon Barca and Real fans were massively upset after those defeats and didn't see them coming? Schalke winning may have been one of the most unlikely second leg comebacks but upsets come in many forms.
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2015 at 6:36am
Hearing that Schalke had of beaten Real Madrid would not have shocked too many I dont think, regardless of odds in bookies. Likewise hearing that they nearly did them didnt ruffle my particular feathers this morning. hardly shocking stuff......
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Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2015 at 7:20am
3 pages arguing over something that didn't happen, it's like the LOI section
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Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2015 at 8:29pm
Assistant Manager Paul Clement the bookies favourite for the permanent Sunderland Manager post.
Do La Liga fans think he'd make a good Manager? Obviously has a good record as a coach but the 2 are different.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 26 May 2015 at 5:10am
Napoli's former Chelsea and Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, 55, is the strong favourite to take over at Real Madrid following the departure of Carlo Ancelotti. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/25/carlo-ancelotti-real-madrid-la-liga?" rel="nofollow - (Guardian)
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2015 at 5:45am
Paris St-Germain had a £110m bid for Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, rejected on transfer deadline day. http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/603399/Paris-Saint-Germain-110m-Bid-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Manchester-United-Transfer-Target" rel="nofollow - (Daily Express via Globo Esporte)
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Posted By: HelloBarry
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2015 at 4:28am
Double Maxim wrote:
Paris St-Germain had a £110m bid for Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, rejected on transfer deadline day. http://www.express.co.uk/s/football/603399/Paris-Saint-Germain-110m-Bid-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Manchester-United-Transfer-Target - (Daily Express via Globo Esporte) |
Really? I doubt that this one happened I believe CR7 have a £1 billion release clause.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 10:10pm
http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/real-madrid-risk-copa-del-6943721&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiX0fGxmL7JAhUFuRQKHZ8HCCkQqQIIGDAB&usg=AFQjCNHbkWpy3dA_mQPjN3YPF_5xZ_0ecg" rel="nofollow - Real Madrid risk Copa del Rey EXPULSION after fielding ineligible player
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Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 10:20pm
An excuse to sack Rafa ? TJ could yet get his wish
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Posted By: Mr.Mojo Risin'
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 12:05am
Madness. They're f**ked!
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2015 at 5:20pm
http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35067065&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjRmYHDqNTJAhVB0hoKHbk_DYsQqQIIJzAC&usg=AFQjCNHoUVWXyjZpmL9UBxRUqh91ZipYfw" rel="nofollow - Sport - Real Madrid fail to get Copa del Rey expulsion suspended
BBC Sport
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Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2015 at 10:17pm
Beaten in Villarreal this evening. Missed a big chance to close the gap with Barca only drawing. Pressure mounting on Beni
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2015 at 10:29pm
They were sh*te,I'd be surprised if Rafa lasts til the summer at this rate.Bale ending up at left back was crazy
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Posted By: DUBLIN DOC
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2015 at 10:30pm
Benny to Utd
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2015 at 6:02am
http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/real-madrid/story/2761453/jose-mourinho-not-coming-to-real-madrid-florentino-perez&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjV_tnq3eTJAhVC1RoKHSU6DMQQqQIIGDAB&usg=AFQjCNEQRQxb_C-V8bFygs1YTvf_JRMfzA" rel="nofollow - Jose Mourinho not returning to Real Madrid, says Florentino Perez
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Posted By: HelloBarry
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2015 at 1:45pm
Double Maxim wrote:
http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/real-madrid/story/2761453/jose-mourinho-not-coming-to-real-madrid-florentino-perez&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjV_tnq3eTJAhVC1RoKHSU6DMQQqQIIGDAB&usg=AFQjCNEQRQxb_C-V8bFygs1YTvf_JRMfzA" rel="nofollow -
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 6:50am
http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35190141&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjqhceLvYDKAhUC0xoKHWO-DroQqQIILTAD&usg=AFQjCNGdVnpYUra1ziBZzTd5PJ7BdfDN5w" rel="nofollow - Real Madrid: Spanish court dismisses Copa del Rey appeal
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2016 at 6:15pm
Press Conference @ RM @ 18.30 tonight RB on his bike?
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2016 at 6:24pm
Double Maxim wrote:
Press Conference @ RM @ 18.30 tonight RB on his bike? | Peddled away hours ago
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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2016 at 5:36pm
Perfect start for Zidane. More so for Bale.
Man Utd are expected to try and buy Bale but if he's scoring and playing under Zidane them he'll probably stay.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2016 at 12:16am
No chance.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2016 at 5:31am
http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/real-madrid-and-atletico-madrid-transfer-ban-fifa-sanction-means-david-de-gea-and-eden-hazard-will-a6813286.html&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiKxs2pkKvKAhXCtxQKHbWoANsQqQIIGzAC&usg=AFQjCNEuxbcBCQ4sRAcPFS3nJ-ZRVP-Lww" rel="nofollow - Transfer ban for Real Madrid will mean De Gea and Hazard stay
The Independent
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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2016 at 1:35pm
There is no chance that Bale will be sold now.
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Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2016 at 2:16pm
This transfer ban won't stick anyway. 4 of the players named as being signed illegally were Zidanes sons ffs. They were born outside Spain so were technically ineligible to sign despite the fact their father was playing for Real Madrid at the time. Ah FIFA and common sense
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2016 at 2:30pm
They'll appeal this the court of arbitration for sport, no doubt. That will take until the summer at least and the ban will be suspended pending that hearing. They'll sign who they need in the summer and they'll take their medicine after that. It's the logical way to do it. Sure they might even be successful in their appeal.
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Posted By: HelloBarry
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2016 at 1:44pm
SuperDave84 wrote:
They'll appeal this the court of arbitration for sport, no doubt. That will take until the summer at least and the ban will be suspended pending that hearing. They'll sign who they need in the summer and they'll take their medicine after that. It's the logical way to do it. Sure they might even be successful in their appeal. |
Indeed, though some says Atletico Madrid received a higher fine than Real Madrid (no fair judgement for Atleti)
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 6:17am
http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11835/10136433/real-madrid-star-gareth-bale-set-for-spell-on-sidelines-with-calf-injury&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiC2rS33rfKAhWEwBQKHcFrA5YQqQIIGzAC&usg=AFQjCNHC1C1JhKjGpl8oBwh9qErXhpNchQ" rel="nofollow - Real Madrid star Gareth Bale set for spell on sidelines with calf injury
SkySports
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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 3:00pm
ShamtheRam wrote:
This transfer ban won't stick anyway. 4 of the players named as being signed illegally were Zidanes sons ffs. They were born outside Spain so were technically ineligible to sign despite the fact their father was playing for Real Madrid at the time. Ah FIFA and common sense |
four of Zidane's sons are on the Real books???
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2016 at 7:20am
Real Madrid want to sign 19-year-old Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli in the summer.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 27 May 2016 at 6:02am
Gareth Bale saying not one Atletico Madrid would get into the Real Madrid team theres the AM team talk sorted for tomorrow night.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2016 at 4:33am
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have lost appeals against Fifa bans on signing players in the next two transfer windows.
The Spanish sides will now appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2016 at 4:31am
Real Madrid are ready to sell midfielder Isco, who was a target for Tottenham on transfer deadline day
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2016 at 11:08am
Turn up Real Madrid only drawing again yesterday.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2016 at 5:02pm
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says France midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, could have joined the Spanish giants in the summer before signing for Manchester United in a world record £89m deal. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-transfer-news-pogba-11992965" rel="nofollow - (Manchester Evening News) -
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2016 at 10:45am
Cristiano Ronaldo is poised to sign a new deal at Real Madrid its a five year contract thats worth £20.8m a year.
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Posted By: deiseblue
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2016 at 8:42am
Was at the game V Real Betis last night & Real Madrid were hugely impressive albeit against a limited Betis side - shirt sleeve weather . Bale & Ronaldo ran the defence ragged but Marcelo was simply brilliant , the atmosphere was brilliant until the 4th goal went in on the stroke of half time & then the white handkerchiefs came out.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2016 at 11:46am
deiseblue wrote:
Was at the game V Real Betis last night & Real Madrid were hugely impressive albeit against a limited Betis side - shirt sleeve weather . Bale & Ronaldo ran the defence ragged but Marcelo was simply brilliant , the atmosphere was brilliant until the 4th goal went in on the stroke of half time & then the white handkerchiefs came out.
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Was it easy to get tickets? Have seen Barca play and always wanted to see Real play.
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Posted By: deiseblue
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2016 at 7:36pm
Yes,it was easy. I bought them online before I left from the Betis website - 75 euros including booking fee. Seville CF provide the same facility , to be honest I've never had a problem getting tickets in Spain outside the clasico
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 6:32am
Ronaldo has signed a new five year contract for RM.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 7:25am
Double Maxim wrote:
Ronaldo has signed a new five year contract for RM. |
Keeps him there til he's 36. Bale has signed a 5 year deal recently too.
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Posted By: alihau41
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 8:11am
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}RM doing some decent work in tying down all of their core players, albeit at a much higher salary, to new contracts. seems that zidane will be given more time than expected. certainly a first under perez that he's planning for continuity of players and staff
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 2:45pm
Madness to sign Ronaldo to a deal of that length. His production has been down this year and it is a big risk to hope that it is temporary blip rather than the start of his decline. Obviously it probably is a blip but they're putting a lot of money on that line.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 9:14pm
SuperDave84 wrote:
Madness to sign Ronaldo to a deal of that length. His production has been down this year and it is a big risk to hope that it is temporary blip rather than the start of his decline. Obviously it probably is a blip but they're putting a lot of money on that line.
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I'm sure Real wanted maybe a 3/4 year extension but he is a huge marketing tool for them. Even if he drops his performance by 25% he would still be knocking in 20+ goals a season. Given his status he could be sold on so I don't think financially it's a huge risk for them. His transfer fee was a bargain.
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2016 at 11:17pm
SuperDave84 wrote:
Madness to sign Ronaldo to a deal of that length. His production has been down this year and it is a big risk to hope that it is temporary blip rather than the start of his decline. Obviously it probably is a blip but they're putting a lot of money on that line.
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TBF a blip every now again for Ronaldo will still see him manager 20+ goals a season as Killer said above me.
His marketing stock is still as high as ever too.
With Cristiano it would be nice for him to accept a role in the team that he cannot play every game, especially meaningless games.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2016 at 6:41am
Green Devil wrote:
SuperDave84 wrote:
Madness to sign Ronaldo to a deal of that length. His production has been down this year and it is a big risk to hope that it is temporary blip rather than the start of his decline. Obviously it probably is a blip but they're putting a lot of money on that line.
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TBF a blip every now again for Ronaldo will still see him manager 20+ goals a season as Killer said above me.
His marketing stock is still as high as ever too.
With Cristiano it would be nice for him to accept a role in the team that he cannot play every game, especially meaningless games.
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http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/859028264?-10545:1334:0" rel="nofollow - Cristiano Ronaldo Has to Live With Being Subbed at Real Madrid: Zinedine Zidane
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Posted By: HelloBarry
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2016 at 4:48pm
like Beckham, he probably will move to modelling/endorsements soon despite the 2021 deal with Real.
Nike lifetime deal - is a start.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2017 at 7:15am
Real Madrid getting linked with Spurs Dele Ali again.
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Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2017 at 8:30am
Double Maxim wrote:
Real Madrid getting linked with Spurs Dele Ali again. |
Are they not banned until Next January?
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Posted By: HelloBarry
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2017 at 3:33pm
Real Madrid were banned from fielding new players until January 2018, but CAS reduced it to one, so they can make new signings as early as summer of 2017.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2017 at 6:42am
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich.
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to the prize.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2017 at 9:00pm
0 0 half an hour to go.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2017 at 9:35pm
Sevilla won 2 1 makes it a lot more interesting in La Liga.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2017 at 9:37pm
Ramos own goal to level it up. Gotta love it.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2017 at 7:27am
https://www.google.co.uk/url?url=https://www.rt.com/sport/374965-real-madrid-remove-cross-emirati/&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjJjLyP4tzRAhWILsAKHTzfAmoQqQIIGDAB&usg=AFQjCNEZJpsi0HIQfXhaUq1kYcXYp-Rx3A" rel="nofollow - Real Madrid remove Christian cross from logo for new Middle East clothing deal
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2017 at 6:32pm
Give them the title now FFS.
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Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 8:37am
Real Madrid being linked with a move for Sergio Aguero.
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