Real hit with huge defensive blow ahead of Liverpool clash

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will miss Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Liverpool after testing positive for coronavirus. With skipper Sergio Ramos ruled out through an injury picked up on international duty, the 27-year-old was set to play a key role in Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg in Spain. But Varane, a World Cup winner with […]

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Zidane claims Real are undervalued ahead of Liverpool clash

Zinedine Zidane believes his Real Madrid team has been unfairly criticised this season and they will be out to prove as much when they face Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night. A 2-0 win over Eibar at the weekend saw Madrid cut Atletico Madrid’s advantage at the top […]

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Arsenal receive boost in bid to tie down Odegaard

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is not keen on retaining Arsenal loanee Martin Odegaard next season, according to reports. Odegaard, who joined Arsenal in the January transfer window, has excelled at The Emirates over the last few weeks after a brief acclimatisation period. It is thought that Arsenal are looking to extend his stay in […]

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Early winner: Zinedine Zidane and order restored

Real Madrid have been quite a silly team for a little while, and the return of Zinedine Zidane as manager in 2019 was all part of that silliness. Now, though, there is at last a sense of some order being restored. Real Madrid are starting to look like a serious football club once again. There […]

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On This Day – 8th July

It was on this day back in 2006 that Zinedine Zidane played the last competitive match of his career.Every neutral fan supported France when their own country went out of the 2006 World Cup. They all wanted to see Zidane lift the golden trophy and see the Frenchman end his career on a high. Eight […]

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On This Day – 13th June

France’s match-winner Zinedine Zidane England began their Euro 2004 campaign on this day sixteen years ago and they couldn’t have been given a tougher opening fixture.The holders France were England’s first opponents in a group including Switzerland and Croatia. Those two had played out a goalless draw a few hours before so a win would […]

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The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.7 – Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane rightfully gets a place in the Far Post Header Hall of Fame.  Many former players and managers regard Zidane as one of the greatest players of all-time. The current Real Madrid boss had an illustrious playing career, being part of the French side that won the World Cup in 1998 and Euro 2000.  […]

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