It is maintained by French minister Gerald Darmanin and sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera that the attempted use of up to 40,000 fake tickets led to huge delays ahead of the final between Liverpool and Real Madrid. In reality, thousands of fans were unnecessarily forced through bottlenecks and held outside closed gates while kickoff was delayed by 36 minutes, with many tear-gassed and attacked...
The two teams will be putting the finishing touches on their preparations for the final before soon gracing the Stade de France pitch for the first time on matchday. And Real Madrid have looked to get their team news out of the way early doors, with Carlo Ancelotti’s starting XI confirmed with nearly two and a half hours until kickoff. Thibaut Courtois starts in goal and is joined in defence by...
Real Madrid were held to a shock goalless draw by struggling Cadiz Carlo Ancelotti’s side dropped their first points since October after Sunday’s stalemate at the Bernabeu. They extended their lead at the top of LaLiga to six points but second-placed Sevilla now have a game in hand. For Virgil Abloh fans, the much-missed designer’s retrospective is less an exhibition than a pilgrimageSecond...
Two people have died and at least 18 injured in a strong explosion that rocked a four-storey building in central Madrid, Spanish authorities said. The two who died were men carrying out renovatin work on the building, according to the city’s mayor, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida. After an hours-long search, firefighters said the bodies of two people, ages 21 and 27, had been found in the rubble...
REAL MADRID have agreed an £85million-plus deal to sign Aurelien Tchouameni from Monaco, according to reports. The midfielder has been high in demand around Europe. Tchouameni, 22, is set to snub the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain to join the Spanish giants. According to The Athletic, Madrid have now reached a “verbal agreement” with Monaco to sign their...