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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The 3️⃣ key players behind Cruz Azul's title triumph
Blue cross and their football shone at the Olympic University Stadium and, to celebrate the title of the sky blues, we make a count of the three protagonists of the championship, although three are short... Vicente Sánchez The still coach of Cruz Azul led them to the seventh title of the Concacaf Champions Cup, in a semester of madness for La Máquina after the sudden departure of Martín Anselmi. The incredible thing is that the coach will not continue in command of the sky blues. Ignacio Rivera The captain opened the scoring against Vancouver Whitecaps and also, won his fourth title with the sky blue institution: Liga MX, Champion of Champions, Super Cup of Liga MX and today, the Champions Cup. Ángel Sepúlveda "El Cuate", "El Ángel del Gol"... Sepúlveda was key in tonight's duel, as he was crowned with the sky blues and with a double collaborated in the championship of Cruz Azul. He also became the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals. Advertisement This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 VICTOR CRUZ - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🗞️Today's headlines: Xabi Alonso, Lamine and more in the spotlight
🗞️Today's headlines: Xabi Alonso, Lamine and more in the spotlight This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. The sports press is divided into two fronts, the presentation of Xabi Alonso as coach of Real Madrid and the imminent renewal of Lamine with Barça. Advertisement First day in the office for Xabi Alonso at the helm of the Real Madrid bench, presentation with a clear message of excitement. The same excitement that generates in Barça the renewal of Lamine Yamal. Diario MARCA Diario AS Mundo Deportivo Diario SPORT Superdeporte Estadio Deportivo Sphera Sports L'Esportiu 📸 THOMAS COEX - AFP or licensors
Washington Post
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Alonso officially takes over as Real Madrid's coach and vows to follow in the footsteps of Ancelotti
MADRID — Xabi Alonso officially took over Real Madrid's coaching job on Monday, vowing to follow in the footsteps of Carlo Ancelotti and saying he has 'a good feeling' about the team's future under his command. Madrid announced the hiring of Alonso on Sunday, a day after the club paid tribute to Ancelotti at the team's final Spanish league match of the season at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Ancelotti is taking over the Brazil job after four mostly successful seasons in his second stint with the club.
Malay Mail
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
How Ronaldo's La Liga ownership foray turned sour in Valladolid
VALLADOLID, May 25 — Seven years after taking over Real Valladolid, Brazil great Ronaldo's venture into La Liga's boardrooms has ended in fiasco with three relegations and a fan revolt against their absentee president. 'Everything has been lies and negligence from almost the first day,' fumed Valladolid fan Daniel Mozo, a 53-year-old electrician. 'Better for him to leave, carry on with his life and leave us in peace,' he told AFP outside the club's Jose Zorrilla stadium before its final La Liga game for at least a year. Former striker Ronaldo, 48, became majority shareholder at Valladolid in 2018, vowing to take the modest club to Europe within five years. A stellar playing career — crowned by two Ballon d'Or trophies, two World Cups and silverware at Real Madrid, Barcelona and Inter Milan — had fans dreaming of glory. But far from sprinkling stardust, his tenure saw the team yo-yo between La Liga and Spain's second tier before he finally agreed to relinquish control. After relegations in 2021 and 2023, this season Valladolid have endured one of the most abject campaigns in Spanish top-flight history, bottom with 29 defeats and 87 goals conceded with one game to play. 'This year has been a disgrace... we thought he would be the president to do something for us, and what he has done is make a fool of himself,' said supporter Sergio Gutierrez. 'He thought that, because he was Ronaldo, this would go upwards. He believed that without doing anything he would win everything — but in the end, nothing,' added Gutierrez, a 44-year-old driver. According to an indignant Maria del Carmen de las Fuentes, a 66-year-old retiree, Ronaldo 'has done nothing — not even fix the toilets'. 'I have never seen Real Valladolid as I have this year... We have seen games that made you feel like going onto the pitch and giving them all (the players) a kick in the balls.' 'Ronaldo, go home!' Beyond the dire results, Ronaldo became a toxic figure among fans for rarely attending games and involving himself little in day-to-day affairs. Their frustration was exacerbated by recent images published in Spanish media of a seemingly tipsy Ronaldo stumbling out of a Madrid restaurant late at night and slumping into a car. Earlier this month, the federation of supporters' clubs submitted a petition to Valladolid town hall demanding that Ronaldo be symbolically declared persona non grata in the city northwest of Madrid. At a home game against Barcelona on May 3, fans protested the relegation by tossing around the stands fake banknotes bearing his face and the words 'Ronaldo go home'. The fury had not relented in the final home match of the season — a 1-0 defeat against struggling Alaves on May 18. Dozens of spectators unfurled 'Ronaldo Go Home' banners on the many empty seats and the entire ground bellowed the slogan during a hydration break. Sale agreed Ronaldo's chequered record in football administration saw him become in 2021 the majority shareholder of his first club, Cruzeiro, which then achieved promotion to the Brazilian top flight. But he has since sold his stake and launched an unsuccessful bid to head the Brazilian football confederation. Valladolid announced on Friday that Ronaldo was transferring his shares to a North American investment group with the financial backing of a European fund. For Valladolid supporter Andrea Merino, 'anything about Ronaldo leaving is good news, all the empty words he sold when he came have ended up being empty words'. Fans want someone 'who gets down to work, feels the club and does not leave us in the lurch like Ronaldo', the 25-year-old journalist told AFP. Rocio Mozo, a 40-year-old technical assistant, agreed Ronaldo had lost everyone's confidence and hoped for a new owner 'committed to the city, the club, someone who is interested, who is here'. Responding to a question by AFP after the Alaves loss, manager Alvaro Rubio — Valladolid's third this campaign — preferred not to discuss the administrative upheaval. 'The ultimate responsibility is mine' for the failure on the pitch, he said. — AFP
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Gossip: Another Spaniard set to take helm of Hull?
Spanish former Liverpool winger Albert Riera, 43, is a leading contender to become the next Hull City manager. (Talksport, external)Want more transfer news? Take a look at Friday's gossip column here.
