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How Sergio Ramos’ unmatched determination resuscitated La Décima
This feature is part of Virtuoso The shootout was quickly becoming an unmitigated disaster. While…
Radomir Antić: the Luton defender who later managed Real Madrid, Atlético and Barcelona to distinction
Spanish rivalries transcend sport and are built on political and logistical foundations, and have been…
The decorated, destructive and damned career of Robert Prosinečki
In February 2002, over 12,000 fans packed themselves into Fratton Park to see former Real Madrid and…
The undeniable talents of Rafael van der Vaart, a player born a decade too late
On 12 September 2000, Ajax were playing Belgian side Gent in a UEFA Cup knockout…
When third-tier Alcorcón famously hammered Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey in 2009
Cup competitions can throw up the unlikeliest of footballing match-ups and, sometimes, the craziest of…
Trouble in paradise: Jonathan Woodgate’s nightmare spell at Real Madrid
Though Real Madrid have never been afraid to cast their nets overseas in search of…
Why Raúl became the symbol of Spanish football’s evolution from La Furia to La Roja
“If you want to win, play me. If not, put someone else in.” Real Madrid…
The damned career of Christoph Metzelder
In the end, it was a career of unfulfilled potential, one cruelly defined by injuries.…
When Real Madrid offered Alfredo Di Stéfano to Manchester United
When Manchester United and Real Madrid locked horns in the last-16 of the 2013 Champions…
Miguel Pardeza: the famed Real Madrid outcast who took Real Zaragoza to unprecedented heights
The notoriously predatory Emilio Butrageuño was the dominant figure within Real Madrid’s legendary Quinta del…
Bale raising his game as Real Madrid move on from Ronaldo
Gareth Bale faces a huge week as he bids to prove that there is life…
Javier Portillo: the man Real Madrid thought was Raúl’s heir
It is late March 2002 in Athens. Not far from the centre of town, at…
Building and destroying a legacy: Luís Figo at Barcelona
“Whites weep. Congratulate the champions.” Enthusiastically delivered words of a similar emphasis were expelled from…
When Real Madrid Castilla reached the Copa del Rey final and played in Europe
Spain’s domestic cup competition, the Copa del Rey, has provided plenty of weird and wonderful moments…
The seven years that saw Emilio Butragueño and Hugo Sánchez score 43% of Real Madrid’s goals
This feature is part of Duology Real Madrid revolves around the European Cup. It is…
Raúl, Fernando Morientes and the reshaping of Real Madrid as a continental power
This feature is part of Duology As your footsteps take you down the corridors and…
How Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ferenc Puskás became football’s most prolific partnership
This feature is part of Duology The authoritative magazine on all matters football, World Soccer,…