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Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane personally intervened to ensure Sergio Ramos decided to remain at the Bernabeu, sources have told ESPN FC.
The Spain international, 33, had seriously considered leaving the La Liga side last week due to his disagreements with president Florentino Perez but Zidane played a major role to help reduce the tension between the pair and convinced Ramos to stay with Los Blancos for at least one more season.
Ramos held an unexpected press conference on Thursday…
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Real Madrid Sergio Ramos has ended speculation regarding his future after he said he wants to “retire” at the Bernabeu during an impromptu news conference on Thursday.
Club president Florentino Perez recently said Ramos had asked to leave Madrid after receiving an offer from a Chinese Super League side, but that request was turned down.
And Ramos has said he will not be leaving the club he joined in 2005 from Sevilla.
At Madrid, Ramos has won four La Liga titles, the Champions League on four occasions…
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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is doing all he can to convince club captain Sergio Ramos to remain at the club, Marca reports.
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A source within the club told ESPN’s Paola Nunez last week that…
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Shaka Hislop says Gareth Bale is not getting back into Zinedine Zidane or Real Madrid’s good graces by commenting on the sacrifices footballers make.
Sergio Ramos is contemplating leaving Real Madrid after 14 seasons with the club, a source within the club told ESPN’s Paola Nunez on Friday.
The source said the club have said they will make every effort to keep their captain, adding, though, that management is not despairing over Ramos’ threat as they would have in years past.
The team captain is under contract through 2021 for more than &euros;12 million per year after renewing in 2017. Spanish media, including El Chiringuito and Marca,…
ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe and Ian Darke weigh in on the contentious relationship between Gareth Bale and Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid.
Shaka Hislop says Gareth Bale is not getting back into Zinedine Zidane or Real Madrid’s good graces by commenting on the sacrifices footballers make.
Sergio Ramos is contemplating leaving Real Madrid after 14 seasons with the club, a source within the club told ESPN’s Paola Nunez on Friday.
The source said the club have said they will make every effort to keep their captain, adding, though, that management is not despairing over Ramos’ threat as they would have in years past.
The team captain is under contract through 2021 for more than &euros;12 million per year after renewing in 2017. Spanish media, including El Chiringuito and Marca,…
With international break now behind us, look back at all the biggest misses, referee blunders and quite a few own goals.
With international break now behind us, look back at all the biggest misses, referee blunders and quite a few own goals.
Despite winning their opening match in Euro 2020 qualifying vs. Norway, questions remain over how good this new generation of Spanish players are.
European Championship Qualifying: Sergio Ramos (71′) Spain 2-1 Norway Spain coach Luis Enrique hailed captain Sergio Ramos as “a unique player in history” after he scored a “Panenka” penalty to give his side a 2-1 home win over Norway in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Saturday.
Real Madrid defender Ramos struck the winner from the spot after Joshua King had cancelled out Rodrigo Moreno’s opening goal.
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Ramos beat Norway goalkeeper Rune Jarstein, chipping the ball down the middle of the goal to score a “Panenka” for the fifth time this season and leave Luis Enrique…
Everybody is expecting a summer of change at Real Madrid following last week’s elimination from the Champions League and the prospect of a season without a trophy. Club president Florentino Perez and chief executive Jose Angel Sanchez have some huge calls to make, and if history is anything to go by, they’ll be making most of them on their own, albeit with input from Zinedine Zidane, who returned to the club on Monday.
With that in mind, here’s some unsolicited advice from me and Graham Hunter:…