3 d. ago Barcelona ready to 'go all out' for Luis Diaz transfer after Liverpool contract comments

Colombian winger Luis Diaz could be a surprise departure from Liverpool this summer with Spanish giants Barcelona chasing his services having previously held interest in the former Porto star

Politics

2 w. ago Carlo Ancelotti makes ruthless early Brazil calls as Neymar axed but Man Utd flop in

Brazil have recently appointed Carlo Ancelotti and the ex-Real Madrid boss has overlooked Neymar in his first squad but has recalled Casemiro and Antony ahead of his first outings

Politics

2 w. ago Xabi Alonso reveals Jude Bellingham plan at Real Madrid unveiling

Jude Bellingham is set to be a crucial player for Xabi Alonso after the former Liverpool star left Bayer Leverkusen to take the hotseat at Real Madrid as Carlo Ancelotti's successor

Politics

2 w. ago Xabi Alonso pays tribute to predecessor Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid unveiling

The Spanish giants confirmed the appointment of their former midfielder on a three-year contract on Sunday.

Politics

2 w. ago Xabi Alonso appointed Real Madrid manager ahead of Club World Cup

Alonso left Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season having led the club to a first ever Bundesliga title

Society

3 w. ago Carlo Ancelotti breaks silence on 'new chapter' with Brazil after Real Madrid exit is confirmed

The legendary Italian will start work as Brazil manager from Monday

Politics

3 w. ago Carlo Ancelotti on possible Real Madrid return as Italian departs Spanish giants

The former Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Chelsea boss is one of the greatest football mangers of his generation

Politics

3 w. ago Carlo Ancelotti bows out at Real Madrid: ‘I don’t regret a thing. I’ve had a good time’

Winner of four Champions Leagues over two spells, club’s most successful manager will for ever be adored by fansSometimes things don’t go the way they were planned, they go better. The call that ended with Carlo Ancelotti back at Real Madrid started as something completely different. It was August 2021, he was manager at Everton and he had phoned to ask Madrid’s chief executive José Ángel Sánchez about borrowing players but talk turned to their search for a coach. Zinedine Zidane had walked out again, dropping a letter bomb on the way, and Ancelotti wondered whether they had found anyone yet. Madrid were struggling and Sánchez said no, we’re still looking. Which is when the Italian replied that they needed the best and luckily they were already talking to him. “Or have you forgotten about 2014?” he said.It was classic Carlo. Gently done, an idea cleverly slipped in as if it were not an idea at all, just a throwaway line, another true word said in jest. And like so much of what he do...

Politics

3 w. ago Real Madrid confirm Carlo Ancelotti exit with official statement as Xabi Alonso appointment draws closer

The legendary Italian already has his next job lined up as Real Madrid exit is confirmed

Politics

3 w. ago Xabi Alonso poised for Real Madrid job after club confirm Carlo Ancelotti’s exit

Madrid president Pérez praises Ancelotti’s work Ancelotti already announced as new Brazil coachReal Madrid have finally announced that Carlo Ancelotti will not continue at the Santiago Bernabéu after the Brazilian Football Confederation announced him (CBF) as their new coach. He will be replaced by Xabi Alonso. The former Bayer Leverkusen manager, who publicly revealed that he would not be continuing in Germany last Friday, will formally begin on 1 June in time for the Club World Cup, while Ancelotti joins Brazil on 26 June, the day after the end of the Spanish league season.An agreement to bring Alonso to the Bernabéu was made after Madrid were defeated by Arsenal in the Champions League, although he had long been identified as the replacement for Ancelotti, who departs as the most successful coach in the club’s history having won 15 trophies, including three Champions Leagues, two league titles and two Copa del Reys over two spells in charge. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Carlo Ancelotti and the vibes of Brazil: a match made in football heaven?

A partnership between the world’s best man-manager and the Seleção will be fun – and potentially gloriousThe year is 2026 and Carlo Ancelotti is recreating a famous Real Madrid photo. Once more he finds himself on an open-top bus celebrating a landmark victory in sunglasses while smoking a cigar, accompanied by a smiling Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior and Éder Militão. David Alaba is missing and there are confusing new additions, such as Casemiro and Raphinha.Pan out and we realise we’re nowhere near the Cibeles Fountain in Madrid but are instead on Avenida Atlântica by Copacabana beach. Yellow and green confetti fills the sky and Neymar is showing off a record-extending sixth World Cup to an adoring crowd. He’s finally won them over for delivering the hexa, something expected of him since he rose to prominence as a spiky-haired Santos prodigy at the turn of the 2010s, and they have fallen in love with the Seleção again. Continue reading...

Politics