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Quique Setien’s Barcelona dream became a nightmare: ‘Nobody called to say I was fired, I heard on…
“I never thought that I’d coach Barcelona,” Quique Setien tells The Athletic. “For me it was the opportunity of my life, fulfilling a dream.”Setien’s appointment as Barcelona coach in January 2020 seemed, at the time, the logical result…
Barcelona and Hansi Flick signal the start of a brave new era
It was a victory, you sensed, that might be considered year zero when Barcelona next enjoy a sustained run of success.“This type of match will never be forgotten,” said Raphinha, Barcelona’s captain and hat-trick hero. It wasn’t simply…
Who have been the most underrated players in Europe’s top four leagues so far this season?
Giovani Lo Celso’s Tottenham Hotspur career may always remain a mystery.Signed for £27million ($35m) from Real Betis in 2020, the Argentina midfielder never really hit the heights expected at Spurs.This summer, after just 10 goals in 108…
Who should win the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or – Rodri or Vinicius Junior?
The Athletic has launched a series of sports debates in which two writers break down a specific topic. In this edition, Sam Lee and Guillermo Rai discuss whether Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri or Real Madrid and Brazil…
Inside La Finca, Madrid’s ‘Beverly Hills’ and home to Mbappe, Bellingham and more…
When Kylian Mbappe made his long-awaited move to Real Madrid this summer, the France superstar could have chosen to live wherever he wanted in the Spanish capital.The Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has a luxury apartment in the vibrant…
Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois injured for two weeks with groin injury, out of El Clasico against…
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is set to miss around two weeks of action with a groin injury.The Belgium international played the full match in Madrid’s 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday but the…
Real Madrid’s Rodrygo out of El Clasico against Barcelona with right leg injury
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo will miss Saturday’s El Clasico against Barcelona with a right leg injury.Rodrygo pulled up with a muscular injury late in Madrid’s 5-2 Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night and was…
Flick’s fast start at Barcelona: Avoiding the ‘entorno’, discipline, a secret meeting with Xavi
La bestia negra (The black beast, or the bete noire). This is how Barcelona media describe the influence Bayern Munich have had on them ahead of their Champions League clash, a European classic that, in general, has given the Catalans…
Diego Forlan: The ex-Man Utd and Uruguay footballer playing professional tennis at 45
This story has been updated to reflect news of Forlan’s professional tennis debut at the Uruguay Open in November 2024.Diego Forlan, the former Uruguay, Manchester United and Atletico Madrid striker, is recalling one of the most…
Jude Bellingham has stopped scoring for Real Madrid – but does it matter?
The camera swung into the night sky at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, and it didn’t look good.Television viewers had just been taken on a journey with Jude Bellingham as he dug deep to find one last burst of energy before Real…