Zinedine Yazid Zidane is one of soccer’s greatest players, ever.
The French midfielder has a trophy cabinet, both as a player and manager, superior to most.
As a player, “Zizou” won multiple league titles in both Italy with Juventus and Spain with Real Madrid, including a UEFA Champions League with Los Blancos where he scored arguably one of the greatest goals ever.
Ahead of the World Cup, there is always an influx of transfers featuring players who are on the fringes of their national teams and want to secure a roster spot for the tournament. Many players who sit on the bench for bigger clubs and get limited minutes desperately need quality playing time to be noticed by their national team managers. With so many rumors and confirmed deals happening every day, let's take a look at 10 players who need a transfer ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
Real Madrid’s legendary midfield made up of Casemiro, Luka Modrić and Toni Kroos are as great as they get. The trio made their way into the Los Blancos lineup in the 2015-16 season and have maintained themselves since, winning three LaLiga titles and four UEFA Champions Leagues along the way.
The trio has kept Europe on its toes and have shown no signs of slowing down. Or have they?
MADRID — France midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni said on Tuesday Kylian Mbappé tried in vain to convince him to reject Real Madrid's offer and join him at Paris St Germain instead.
The 22-year-old ended up signing a six-year deal with the LaLiga and European champions, who reportedly paid a fee of 80 million euros ($83.65 million) with another 20 million in add-ons to AS Monaco at the weekend.
Real Madrid have reached an agreement to sign French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni from AS Monaco on a six-year deal, the two clubs announced on Saturday.
The French international, 22, will join the European champions for a fee of some 80 million euros ($84.12 million) with another 20 million in add-ons, according to media reports.
La lista de amistosos internacionales de primer nivel que tendrán los equipos mexicanos durante el verano continúa engrosándose. Aprovechando la visita de varios clubes europeos a Estados Unidos, América enfrentará al Real Madrid mientras que Chivas medirá fuerzas ante la Juventus. Nada mal, ¿eh?
Ambos duelos son parte de una serie bautizada como Soccer Champions Tour y que también verá al Real Madrid vs. Barcelona.
I was 13 years old when Jeremy Lin completely took over my life.
MADRID - Croatia midfielder Luka Modrić has signed a one-year contract extension with Real Madrid and will stay at the European champions at least until June 2023, the club announced on Wednesday.
The announcement was made not long after the 36-year-old won his fifth Champions League title in a decade with the LaLiga champions. He also won the Ballon d'Or in 2018.
It is the second year in a row that Modrić has signed a one-year extension with Real as his current contract was set to expire at the end of June.
Sergiño Dest made history when he became the first American to appear in El Clásico for Barcelona in 2020. Still, no American has worn the famous white kits of Real Madrid.
That might be changing if reports out of Spain are accurate.