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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hasn't given up hopes of having Toni Kroos back in his team for the next season, even though the midfielder has already said he will retire from football after the Euro 2024 in his native Germany. "Unfortunately, Kroos has decided to end his career. He is German in his decisions, but he will continue to live in Madrid," Ancelotti told the Italian newspaper Il Gironale on the occasion of his 65th birthday. He stressed that the doors at Real Madrid will always be open to Kroos, who earlier this month helped the Spanish team in winning a record-extending 15th Cha...
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According to several media reports, France striker Kylian Mbappe has signed a contract with Real Madrid. "That would be amazing," Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said on Saturday after the 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund, which crowned the Spanish team Champions League winners for a record 15th time. "The only thing missing for us is maybe an effective number nine," Bellingham said. If Mbappe comes, "it would be a great opportunity to take us to another level. He's one of the best players in the world," he added. Spanish broadcasters RMC Sport and French sports newspaper L'Equipe said that...
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Toni Kroos is thinking about his team and not himself when he plays his last match for Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund. "It is the most important game left for me. But I am not thinking about myself, only about winning it," the Germany midfielder said on Monday at Real's media day ahead of the Wembley final. Kroos, 34, has said he will end his career after Euro 2024. He played his last Real home match on the weekend, hailed by the fans and amid a guard of honour from the team. "It will be my last match for Real Madrid but my real farewell was two days...
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Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham has named Saturday's Champions League final agaist his former club Borussia Dortmund a special occasion but ca't afford any sentimental feelings. "It is very special for me to play this game, but we have to try to put the emotions to one side," he said on Monday on the occasion of Real's media day ahead of the Wembley final. England international Bellingham, 20, played for Dortmund 2020-2023 and then left last summer for Real in a €100 million ($108 million) move, becoming an instant hit there and winning the Spanish League. "It's been a great first season, everyo...
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Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has criticized the referee of their Champions League semi-final return leg against Bayern Munich for a hasty offside decision. Joselu scored two late goals to give Madrid a 2-1 lead but Bayern still tried to equalize in the final minutes of stoppage time. Defender Matthijs de Ligt found the net, but referee Szymon Marciniak had blown his whistle beforehand after the offside flag from his linesman went up. This meant the play couldn't be reviewed by the video assistant. Bayern would have forced extra-time if the goal had been given but instead record winners Re...
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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has "no desire for revenge" in the Champions League semi-final against his former club Bayern Munich. The first leg is in Munich on Tuesday as Ancelotti returns to a club who sacked him after a defeat to Paris St Germain in 2017, with then club president Uli Hoeness stating that "the enemy in your bed is the most dangerous." But phlegmatic Ancelotti holds no grudges about being fired after just 15 months and told reporters at the Allianz Arena on Monday: "It could have been longer back then. But my God." The 64-year-old Italian said he has "very fond memories"...
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Real Madrid Antonio Rüdiger is anticipating another mouth-watering duel with Erling Haaland and the rest of Manchester City in their Champions League quarter-final duel on Tuesday. The two heavyweights met in the semi-finals of the elite event in the past two seasons, with record winners Real getting a dramatic success in 2022 before City turned the table in commanding fashion last term en route to their maiden title. This years's tie starts at the Bernabeu on Tuesday, with Real coach Carlo Ancelotti in charge of his 200th match in the competition. The return leg at Etihad Stadium is next week...
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Midfielder Toni Kroos appears ready set to continue his glittering career at Real Madrid for another season, according to reports on Wednesday. Kroos, who came out of international retirement in strong fashion to help Germany win Euro 2024 tune-up games against France and the Netherlands over the past days, has been at Real since 2014 and won four Champions Leagues and many other titles with them. The 2014 World Cup winner remains an important factor in Carlo Ancelotti's team at age 34, and sports papers Marca and AS, as well as transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, said that he is set to renew unt...
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