by Sid Lowe | Sep 23, 2017 | Sports
London – Thirty-five different teams over 73 games stretching back almost 18 months had tried and failed to stop Real Madrid scoring. Real Betis went one better. Manchester United couldn’t do it, Manchester City couldn’t do it and Bayern Munich couldn’t do it....
by Marcus Christenson | Aug 28, 2017 | Sports
London – Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United all look likely to reach the last 16 of the Champions League, but Tottenham have been dealt a harsh hand with favorites Real Madrid. The Guardian Sport examines the draw with a group-by-group analysis of...
by Michael Butler | Aug 2, 2017 | Sports
London – It has been called a number of things over the years: a gentleman’s agreement, an unwritten rule, a non-aggression pact. But since the sale of Santiago Solari from Atlético to Real Madrid in 2000, no first-team regular has moved directly between the two...
by Ben McAleer | Jul 22, 2017 | Sports
London – Premier League clubs, Tottenham aside, have been busy in the transfer market this summer. Arsenal have made Alexandre Lacazette their most expensive player; Liverpool have broken their transfer record to sign Mohamed Salah (and they want to break it...
by Sid Lowe | Jul 16, 2017 | Sports
London – Luka Modric went to lift the trophy but there was nothing in his hands, just a look on his face that said it all. Beside him, Gareth Bale was giggling. Real Madrid won the league, shouting, embracing and leaping around the pitch at the Rosaleda where...
