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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Trent Alexander-Arnold said it all with Sergio Ramos remark after Mo Salah clash
Mohamed Salah and Sergio Ramos famously clashed in the 2018 Champions League final and while the Spaniard was villainsed for his part in the incident, Trent Alexander-Arnold had a different take on the matter Trent Alexander-Arnold will become a Real Madrid player on Sunday and his comments about former Los Blancos star Sergio Ramos perhaps say it all about why the defender is making a move to the Spanish capital. Ramos, now 39, has gone down in the pantheon of footballing villains on the red half of Merseyside. It unfolded as Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool were facing Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final in Kyiv The stage was set for Mohamed Salah to cap off a stunning season by firing the Reds to their sixth European Cup. However, the Egyptian star's dream quickly descended into a nightmare after a brutal tussle with the rugged Madrid defender sent Salah thudding to the ground. Liverpool's talisman was escorted off the pitch in tears just 26 minutes into the game with an injured shoulder - his Champions League dream, and his team's, in tatters. Madrid ultimately prevailed 3-1 and the incident was enough to make Ramos an enemy of Anfield loyalists for life - something of a persona non grata on Merseyside. Yet Alexander-Arnold saw the event differently. He soon after owned up to admiring Ramos', win-at-all-cost mentality, and it's these comments that could demonstrate why he was so eager to join Madrid, with the Spanish giants' winning values perhaps perfectly aligning with the 26-year-old's own. Speaking back in September 2018, while the rest of the Liverpool was still reeling over what Ramos snatched from them, the full-back revealed his utmost respect for the Spanish star. 'Everyone has their ways of winning and he has shown over the last 10 years that he's a winner," Alexander-Anold told the Guardian. 'So has his team. To win the Champions League three times in a row takes some doing. Ramos has probably been the best centre-back in the world for some time. Even if he was the enemy in May you still have to respect him as a player.' Despite Klopp recently defending Alexander-Arnold from the jeers he was subjected to by Liverpool fans in light of his impending exit, it seems they don't share the same opinion on Ramos. 'Is Mr Sergio Ramos really a good guy?' said Klopp on Toni Kroos' Einfach mal Lupen podcast in October 2024. 'He's not my favourite player. The action was brutal. I could never understand that mentality, I never had players like that and, when I did, I made sure they left.' Salah, too, could not bring himself to discuss Ramos, and rather focused on what the moment took away from him. "The final of the Champions League, a big dream for yourself, for the city, for the fans and for everyone. We wanted to win the Champions League," he said, speaking back in 2019. 'And that time, mentally, it was very, very bad. Especially when I got substituted, I went to the dressing room and was just crying because I felt like the Champions League was over." When he was asked if he had the chance to speak to Ramos since the match, Salah added: 'Oh no. I didn't speak to him and for me the subject is closed. I'm not talking about him now." Alexander-Arnold will now join Real in time to play in the Club World Cup after the Spanish side paid a fee to release him from Liverpool early. The player has already agreed a six-year deal with the 15-time European Cup winners.
Evening Standard
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Evening Standard
Ronaldo hints at Al Nassr departure amid Club World Cup transfer rumours
Spanish outlet Diario AS have reported that he has been approached by Mexican side C.F. Monterrey, who currently sit seventh in Liga MX and have been drawn alongside Inter Milan, River Plate, and Urawa Reds in the Club World Cup group stage. Should he make the switch, he would be reunited with his long-time Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Luka Modrić's 4️⃣ standout moments at Real Madrid ✨
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. It's official as of this Thursday: Luka Modrić will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season! From his signing to his Ballon d'Or, and through his many trophies, let's look back at the four key dates of the adventure between Madrid and the Croatian. After his first season at Real Madrid in 2012, Luka Modrić was voted the worst transfer in Spain by readers of the newspaper Marca. The midfielder took some time to find his feet in his new kit, which raised some eyebrows. Jose Mourinho, however, defended him: "All I ask of Madridistas is to give Luka Modric time and be patient. He is so good that the Santiago Bernabeu will fall in love with his class." Visionary. Real faced the Red Devils in the Champions League Round of 16. It was a two-legged tie that the Merengue didn't necessarily have under control, especially after the 1-1 draw in the first leg. The advantage was therefore with MU, thanks to the away goals rule, which would eliminate Real. Especially since Sergio Ramos opened the scoring for Manchester with an own goal! Luka Modrić then put on the savior's cape and equalized in the 66th minute, allowing the Merengue to get back on track. Final score: 2-1 for Real, and the Croatian was starting to grow in stature, little by little... 📸 PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU - 2013 AFP At the end of the 2013-14 season, Luka Modrić played the first Champions League final of his career. While Real had been trailing 1-0 to Atlético de Madrid since the 36th minute, there was one last chance in the 93rd minute. The Croatian, from a corner, found Sergio Ramos with a header and became the (ultra) decisive assist provider for this final, which ended 4-1 in extra time for the Merengue. Luka Modrić won the first Champions League of his career. In 2018, the crowning moment for Luka Modrić. World Cup finalist with Croatia, Champions League and Club World Cup winner with Madrid, the Croatian claimed the most prestigious trophies. Voted best player of the World Cup as well as the Champions League, Luka Modrić won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, in the midst of a fierce rivalry: Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi. 🏆⚽ @lukamodric10 - BALLON D'OR 2018 📽 BEHIND THE SCENES — Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) December 4, 2018 Which moment stood out to you the most? - Luka Modrić will leave Real Madrid, Twitter reacts to the announcement 💥 - The heartbreaking farewell of Luka Modric, 1 year and 1 day after Toni Kroos - Is Luka Modrić in the top 5 greatest Real players? 📲 📸 Catherine Ivill - 2022 Getty Images
The Guardian
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Real Madrid confident of beating Chelsea to signing of in-demand Dean Huijsen
Real Madrid are ramping up their efforts to sign Dean Huijsen and are confident of beating Chelsea to the Bournemouth centre-back. Huijsen's contract contains a £50m release clause, reportedly to be paid in three instalments, and he is attracting interest from English and European clubs. Chelsea have been considered favourites for the Spain international, who has also been targeted by Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Newcastle, although that has partly been down to doubts over whether Madrid are prepared to pay a big fee for the defender. It is understood that Huijsen's preference would be to join Madrid if they agree a deal with Bournemouth. The Spaniards tried to sign the 20-year-old when he was a youth player at Málaga and have continued to track the former Juventus and Roma defender's progress. Huijsen's footballing idol is Sergio Ramos, the former Spain and Madrid defender. The question has always been whether Madrid wish to use a significant part of their transfer budget on the youngster. They have looked to sign players on free transfers in recent years and are closing in on a deal for the Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contract expires this summer. But Madrid have endured an underwhelming season – the European champions exited the Champions League in the quarter-finals and are set to lose their La Liga crown to Barcelona – and are aware of the need to rebuild. Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso is set to replace Carlo Ancelotti, who is taking over the Brazil national team, as manager. There remains a possibility that Madrid will decide not to pay the release clause, paving the way for Chelsea to complete a deal they have been working on behind the scenes. But a consideration for Madrid, who have had to deal with a host of defensive injuries this season, is that Huijsen will become more expensive if he joins a big English side this summer. Chelsea are looking for another centre-back and have alternative targets, including Ajax's Jorrel Hato, Crystal Palace's Marc Guéhi and Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite. Enzo Maresca has favoured Levi Colwill and Wesley Fofana in central defence but the latter has struggled to stay fit. Fofana is out for the rest of the season while Axel Disasi, Trevoh Chalobah and Benoît Badiashile could be up for sale this summer.
Forbes
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
FC Barcelona Ace Lamine Yamal Provokes Real Madrid After El Clasico
FC Barcelona ace Lamine Yamal returned to provoking Real Madrid - an in particular a club legend and current first team star - after winning El Clasico on Sunday. The youngster brushed off San Siro heartbreak suffered midweek against Inter Milan in the Champions League semifinals and was in top form against Carlo Ancelotti's men for a tie that could essentially win La Liga this term. After a quarter of an hour in Montjuic, it seemed as though Barca might have been affected by its UCL last four KO after once more heading two goals down early as it had done to the Italians home and away. With Eric Garcia pulling one back for the Blaugrana, however, Lamine scored an equalizer and played a pivotal role in the mayhem that ensued and found Barca leading 4-2 come half time. Hansi Flick's men held on for a 4-3 victory come full time, which means that Lamine's second La Liga crown can be sealed by winning at another arch nemesis' expense in Espanyol on Thursday night. Post match, the 17-year-old was in a typically defiant mood. He headed to Instagram to make fun of telling unsuspecting tourists that didn't initially recognise him his name was Ryan, when they asked the Golden Boy to take a photo of them in Barcelona. To caption a photo celebrating his equalizer and asking for calm, though, he also added 'like this one too'. That was a nod to Madrid legend Sergio Ramos and current first team star Jude Bellingham both 'liking' a post from Inter Milan center back Alessandro Bastoni that had Lamine on the floor. Just a matter of days later, though, the prodigious teenager appears to have the had the last laugh with Barca commemorating a fourth victory over Los Blancos this term and now closing in on a domestic treble. 'It was a very important game to get a considerable distance. After the Champions League match it was very important to win and even more so if it was against Madrid. Today it's time to enjoy it,' Lamine said to Movistar following the full time whistle. It's something very special how the fans support us. It hasn't been an easy year because we haven't played at the Camp Nou and they've had to travel here. We are very grateful," he then added. As for the continental setback, Lamine revealed how 'in the end I told my mother, the Champions League is every year. We'll keep trying, but today it was important to win to get closer to the league title.' Alongside his goalscoring and assist exploits, many Culers are also impressed by the way that Lamine takes so much responsibility on his shoulders. Though he will come up short in 2024/2025, the youngster that is still not old enough to drive in his homeland sees it as his personal responsibility to deliver a first UCL crown for FC Barcelona since Lionel Messi and one of this year's finalists Luis Enrique did a decade ago in Berlin.
