World Cup finalists Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Kylian Mbappe (France) have been nominated for FIFA’s Best awards while Christiano Ronaldo is a notable omission from the list. The list of candidates for the 2022 award has been released by FIFA on Thursday night where Messi and Mbappe feature alongside Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema and …
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January 13, 2023Vinicius Jr. attempted to lead Madrid without Benzema, but Mallorca remained steadfast until the Brazilian scored with a left-foot shot in the 72nd minute
September 12, 2022Vinicius Junior's tidy finish was cancelled out by a goal from Joselu, who has made a habit of scoring against Madrid since spending three years early in his career with the capital club's 'Castilla' B team, reports DPA.
August 29, 2022With his victory against the duo, the France international cemented his position as the favourite for this year's Ballon d'Or, which was presented following the Champions League group-stage draw in Istanbul on Thursday, according to DPA.
August 26, 2022The Frenchman netted his side's second goal of the match to lift his total number of goals for Real Madrid to 324, taking him past Raul Gonzalez to become the second highest scorer in the club's history behind Cristiano Ronaldo.
August 11, 2022The league leaders knew one was not enough and wasted no time in doubling their lead. Ernesto Valverde won the ball back in the centre of the field and laid the ball for Eden Hazard.
December 23, 2021Even a defeat would have been enough for Real Madrid after their nearest rivals FC Barcelona crashed to a shock defeat at home to Osasuna.
July 17, 2020Real Madrid found their usual dominance only after the half-time break and it was enough for them to tame Valencia's positive approach.
June 19, 2020Moreover, Real Madrid will play their home matches at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium at Valdebebas and not at the Santiago Bernabeu.
June 3, 2020Zinedine Zidane worked with the Real Madrid entire team for the first time on Monday since they returned to training after a suspension of over two months.
June 3, 2020The new deal keeps him at the club at least till 2022.
December 31, 2019'Since Ronaldo left, he’s (Benzema) fulfilled that role, but he’s missing an Emilio Butragueno, which I had.'
December 29, 2019Karim Benzema has not played for France since 2015, when he was placed under formal investigation over the blackmail attempt.
November 17, 2019The French international scored a brace against Eibar to take his La Liga goals tally to 157 in as many as 323 matches.
November 10, 2019At the 29-minute mark, the visitors deepened the home crowd's misery after Lucas Vazquez was taken down, with Benzema netting from the 12-yard mark to complete his brace.
November 10, 2019Meanwhile, a win has ensured Real Madrid reach second place at the points tally. They are also now four points ahead of their arch-rivals Barcelona.
September 23, 2019A brace from Benzema and a solitary goal from Casemiro ensured that Real Madrid get the invaluable three points at the points table.
September 14, 2019