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La Liga: Courtois, Rodrygo ruled out of El Classico as Real Madrid injury woes continue

La Liga: Courtois, Rodrygo ruled out of El Classico as Real Madrid injury woes continue

Rodrygo Goes and Thibaut Courtois will both be unavailable for the classico against Barcelona after picking up Muscle injuries during the victory against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The Spanish club released a statement on Wednesday that Courtois sustained a muscle strain in his left adductor in the Champions League game against Dortmund on Wednesday. The Belgium international has previously experienced exactly the same injury...

La Liga: Atletico Madrid gives fan lifetime ban for throwing objects in derby match

La Liga: Atletico Madrid gives fan lifetime ban for throwing objects in derby match

Atletico Madrid has issued a lifetime stadium ban to a fan that was found guilty of throwing objects onto the pitch during Sunday’s Madrid derby at the Metropolitano Stadium. Deigo Simeone’s side played out a 1-1 draw with their city rival, Real Madrid, in a match that was marred by fan trouble. The visitors got the opener in the 64th minute after defender Eder Militao found...

Champions League: Thibaut Courtois to miss Real Madrid’s visit to Lille, Mbappe returns

Champions League: Thibaut Courtois to miss Real Madrid’s visit to Lille, Mbappe returns

Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will miss Real Madrid’s visit to Lille in the UEFA Champions League this Wednesday, this Spanish club announced on Monday. The 32-year-old shot-stopper has reportedly suffered a hip injury with Los Blancos confirming that Courtois has picked up an abductor injury in his left leg. “After tests carried out today on our player Thibaut Courtois by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he...

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Real Madrid boss Ancelotti debunks Champions League obsession claims

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has debunked claims that Los Blancos are obsessed with winning the UEFA Champions League. The Spanish capital giants will be aiming to win a record-extending 15th European title when they take on Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on Saturday night. It will also be a third Champions League title for Ancelotti with Madrid after previous success in 2014 and 2022. It has...

Morocco’s Bono makes final shortlist for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award

Morocco’s Bono makes final shortlist for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award

Moroccan shot-stopper and newly-crowned African Goalkeeper of the Year, Yassine Bono, headlines the final three-man shortlist for the men’s category of The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award, the world football governing body, FIFA, announced earlier today. Bono, who was crowned Africa’s best goalkeeper at the 2023 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday night, won the Europa League with Sevilla last season and was an integral part...