Sep 4, 2026
Mourinho has won all three, and Madrid still have not won at Betis since 2021
Three wins, ten goals and second place on goal difference. Real Madrid go to the Estadio de la Cartuja on Friday night, a ground where their last four...
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314 articles tagged with "Real Madrid"
Sep 3, 2026
Sancho has been unattached for two months, and the window closing does not stop anyone signing him
The summer window shut on September 1, but a genuinely unattached player can still be registered as long as his contract ended before the deadline. Sa...
Sep 2, 2026
The Premier League spent £3.48bn this summer, and the other four big leagues combined spent less
A record window closed at 11pm on Tuesday. The gross figure beat last year’s record by nearly £300m, and £2.17bn of it came straight back through sale...
Aug 31, 2026
Bellingham made the first two, and Mourinho’s Real Madrid have ten goals in three games
Malaga’s first month back in the top flight now includes a 4-0 defeat at the Bernabeu, and Jose Mourinho’s side have won all three of their league mat...
Aug 28, 2026
Arsenal drew Real Madrid and Bayern, and PSG got Barcelona and Manchester City
The 2026/27 Champions League league phase draw was made in Monaco on 27 August. Arsenal, beaten in the final in May, host Real Madrid and travel to Ba...
Aug 27, 2026
Mbappe scored three in 40 minutes, and Mourinho’s first Bernabeu night back finished 4-1
Kylian Mbappe scored his first goals of the season in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad, the first home league match of Jose Mourinho’s second spell as Rea...
Aug 26, 2026
Mourinho gets his first Bernabeu league night in 13 years, and three of his defenders are unavailable
Real Madrid host Real Sociedad in a Matchday 1 fixture that was pushed back for World Cup semi-finalists. Militao, Asencio and Mendy are all out, and...
Aug 23, 2026
Espi had been on for ten minutes, and his 90th-minute goal won Mourinho’s first league game back
Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 at the RCDE Stadium on Saturday, with Carlos Espi scoring in the final minute on his debut. Jose Mourinho then used the...
Aug 22, 2026
Mourinho’s first Real Madrid league match in 13 years is at Espanyol, six days after everyone else started
Madrid are six days behind the rest of La Liga because of the World Cup, and Jose Mourinho begins his second spell without Eder Militao, Rodrygo, Raul...
Aug 12, 2026
La Liga starts on Saturday without Barcelona or Real Madrid
The 2026-27 season opens at Alaves on Saturday with three promoted clubs back in the top flight. The champions and Real Madrid do not play their openi...
Aug 10, 2026
Mourinho signed for Manchester United in 2013, phoned Ferguson in tears, and went to Chelsea instead
A new Netflix documentary has Mourinho and Ferguson both confirming what almost happened in 2013: a signed agreement to succeed Ferguson at Old Traffo...
Aug 8, 2026
Mastantuono cost Real Madrid a record fee, and he is spending next season in Florence
Real Madrid have loaned Franco Mastantuono to Fiorentina until June 2027, a year after paying River Plate the biggest fee ever for an Argentine-league...
Aug 8, 2026
Rodri has told Real Madrid he wants Barcelona, and City are still holding out for more
His agent put the decision on the record. The fee is the only part of this transfer nobody has settled.
Aug 7, 2026
Vinicius signs to 2032, and Arsenal’s pursuit ends without a bid ever being made
Real Madrid confirmed on Thursday that Vinicius Junior has extended to June 2032. Arsenal spent a fortnight waiting for the talks to collapse, and nev...
Aug 6, 2026
Madrid improve their offer at the training ground, and Arsenal’s Vinicius Junior pursuit stalls
Arsenal spent ten days closing in on Vinicius Junior. One round of contract talks at Real Madrid’s training ground on Wednesday looks to have ended it...
Aug 4, 2026
Fulham equal their record for Gonzalo Garcia, and Arbeloa is the reason
Real Madrid have sold their 2025 Club World Cup top scorer to Fulham for 40 million euros, reuniting him with Alvaro Arbeloa, the coach who first work...
Jul 31, 2026
Real Madrid trigger Carlos Espi’s 25 million euro release clause at Levante
A 194cm centre-forward who was in Spain’s second division a year ago has signed for Real Madrid until 2031. The clause made it quick, and Gonzalo Garc...
Jul 28, 2026
Real Madrid line up a 60 million euro bid for Rodri as Manchester City hold out for 80
Rodri has 12 months left at the Etihad and has not signed the extension City offered him. Madrid are said to have personal terms agreed, but the clubs...
Jul 27, 2026
Real Madrid agree a Diomande deal as PSG walk away with a statement
Paris Saint-Germain called the price for Yan Diomande disproportionate and pulled out. Hours later Real Madrid closed an agreement with RB Leipzig wor...
Jul 26, 2026
Arsenal explore a move for Vinicius Junior as his Madrid contract talks stall
Arsenal have agreed internally to look at a deal for Vinicius Junior, though there has been no contact with Real Madrid. His contract expires in 2027...
Jul 25, 2026
Leipzig reject Real Madrid’s 100 million euro bid for Yan Diomande
Leipzig have turned down an official 100 million euro offer from Real Madrid for Yan Diomande, weeks after sending Liverpool away with the same answer...
Jul 23, 2026
Casemiro joins Messi at Inter Miami on a free transfer after leaving Manchester United
Casemiro has joined Inter Miami on a free transfer after his Manchester United contract expired, linking up with Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul in M...
Jul 21, 2026
Arsenal open talks for Julian Alvarez, but Atletico’s release clause is only half the problem
Andrea Berta signed Alvarez for Atletico in 2024. Now Arsenal’s sporting director is reported to have spoken to him directly, though the reports disag...
Jul 13, 2026
Vinicius wants to stay at Real Madrid, but money is holding up a new deal
Vinicius Junior has made no secret of wanting to stay at Real Madrid, yet a gap over salary and a signing bonus is holding up a new contract, with his...