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☆ A corruption scandal, accusations of favoritism and Franco’s regime: Real Madrid and Barcelona in war of words over Spain’s fascist past
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

More than eight weeks after the scandal emerged, FCB President Joan Laporta went out to bat for the Catalan club on Monday. General view of Estadio Santiago Bernabeu prior to the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Getafe CF on April 09, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. But Laporta finished by saying that Real Madrid is “a club considered the team of the regime,” a reference to the club’s reported historic ties with Franco during his fascist dictatorship. “We are talking about a club [Real] that has historically close ties to political, financial and sporting power,” Laporta said. In total, Real won 14 league titles to Barcelona’s eight under Franco, while the Blaugrana won nine Copas del Generalísimo to Real Madrid’s six.

☆ Real Madrid crash to Villarreal defeat as title chances fall further away
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 8 (Reuters) - Samu Chukwueze scored twice to inflict a further blow on Real Madrid's title hopes as they were beaten 3-2 by Villarreal at home in LaLiga on Saturday despite twice taking the lead. Real host Chelsea on Wednesday in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Vinicius Jr restored Real's lead two minutes into the second half with a simple finish in front of the Villarreal goal for his ninth league strike of the season. "It's a crazy goal," Chukwueze said. Villarreal, who climbed to fifth place in the battle for a Champions League spot, host relegation-threatened Valladolid next Saturday.

☆ Real will attack Barcelona with title on the line - Ancelotti
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BARCELONA, March 18 (Reuters) - Real Madrid will not hold back in El Clasico against Barcelona at Camp Nou on Sunday as they bid to close a nine-point gap their arch-rivals at the top of LaLiga. Without taking risks, we will go out on attack," Real manager Carlo Ancelotti told a news conference on Saturday. They suffered a little more than usual but won that game," Ancelotti said. Coach Xavi Hernandez expects his back line will be tested by Real but is confident of causing them problems. "I think Real Madrid will be more aggressive and attack more than usual because of the situation that they are facing, nine points behind us," Xavi told a news conference.

☆ (foto) Top 10 cei mai bine plătiți sportivi din lume în anul 2021, conform revistei Forbes
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

În anul 2021, cel mai bine plătit sportiv din lume a fost Conor McGregor, luptător irlandez de arte marțiale mixte. Dak Prescott (Fotbal american) – 107 milioane de dolariRayne Dakota Prescott este fundașul fotbalului american pentru Dallas Cowboys din Liga Națională de Fotbal. A jucat fotbal de colegiu pentru Mississippi State Bulldogs și a fost selectat de Cowboys în runda a patra a draftului NFL 2016. A fost pentru mai mult de cinci ani lider al clasamentului mondial al tenismenilor profesioniști. Tom Brady (Fotbal american) – 76 de milioane de dolariThomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. este un jucător de fotbal american care evoluează la echipa Tampa Bay Buccanneers.

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☆ Barcelona lui Laporta, ediția de lux 2021: Jurgen Klopp, garanția unei noi era de succes. Numele uriașe care vin pe Camp Nou
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Principalii favoriți să câștige alegerile sunt Joan Laporta (58 de ani) și Victor Font (48 de ani). Dacă Font a anunțat deja că vrea să-l readucă pe Xavi pe Camp Nou, ca manager general, Laporta a fost mai rezervat până acum. Un politician care a fost la cârma Barcelonei între 2003 și 2010, Laporta reprezintă garanția succesului în Catalonia. Presa din Spania a aflat că Joan Laporta nu a stat degeaba și a pregătit o lovitură uriașă: a discutat cu germanul Jurgen Klopp (53 de ani), antrenorul lui Liverpool, pe care a încercat să-l convingă să vină la Barcelona. Klopp nu vrea să plece de pe Anfield în mijlocul sezonului, dar e pregătit să ia în calcul o ofertă când se încheie stagiunea.

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