I Want To Win Trophies At Madrid - James Rodriguez

 

Newly recruited Real Madrid star, James Rodriguez, has revealed how he “dreamt” of signing for the Spanish club his whole life; and stated that he is now anxious to start winning trophies at the Santiago Bernabeu.

James, who scooped the 2014 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot, joined Santiago Bernabeu from Monaco for €80 million earlier this week.

Speaking to the media, James says he is planning a lengthy and trophy-laden career at the Spanish capital.

Germany Emerge 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners

Coach Joachim Leow was vindicated on Sunday, July 13, as the German football machines were crowned champions of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

No doubt, the best team of the tournament won the trophy; but a more appealing truth is that the Germans deserved this term's trophy more than any other country, judging by their effective team work and level of success in the last three FIFA World Cups outings -  where they were runner ups once and two times bronze winners.

World Cup 2014: Remembering Zlatan Ibrahimovic's funny quote

 

Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic has provided football fans all over the world with some outrageously entertaining quotes - but his jibe about the 2014 World Cup is worth remembering.

After Sweden lost to Portugal in the World Cup qualification playoff in November 2013, when Cristiano Ronaldo netted a stunning hat-trick to help his country qualify, Ibrahimovic took to his app, 'Zlatan Unplugged', to suggest the competition in Brazil will be uninteresting.

World Cup 2014: 12 stars that will amaze you this summer

It's been four year since Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas lifted the most coveted trophy in the footballing world as the modern tiki-taka initiators emerged winners in South Africa in a highly competitive tournament.

Whilst this term's World Cup tournament would kick-start on June 12, with 32 top countries gracing the showdown in Brazil, fans and lovers of football are expecting to see superb performances from players who have been exceptional in the last four years - particularly last season.

Unfortunately, players like Isco, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri - who were instrumental in their teams' successes last season, have all been left out of this summer's tournament. However, there are still players who will create chances, score wonderful goals and show good skills in Brazil this June.

What is the problem with Real Madrid?

 
After a shocking defeat to Sevilla on Wednesday, the world's big round eye is fixed on Real Madrid - as people inquire to know what the actual problem is, with the Spanish super club.

Cristiano Ronaldo felt so disappointed with the result of the concluded game. He had earlier boasted, after losing to Barcelona last week, that his side would emerge Champions of the La Liga at all cost.

Nonetheless, the outcome of the game yesterday undoubtedly left the Portuguese captain worried; as they now face a stiff competition with table leaders Atletico Madrid and second placed Barcelona.

El-Classico: Facts and Stats

As Real Madrid FC host Spanish Champions Barcelona in a clash which is globally referred to as El-Classico, Visuals! Blog has deemed it necessary to hint on the stats - ahead of the battle scheduled to hold on Sunday, March 23.

The prestigious El-Classico, which is regarded as the biggest rivalry in the football world, actually started on May 13, 1902; and the total number of 726 goals have been shared amongst these two great Spanish teams since inception.

The Los Blancos seem to have the largest part of the victory since the contest began, as they have won 90 of the clashes - with Barcelona winning 87.  Madrid's greatest Classico win was on June 13, 1943 - when they demolished the Blaugrana by 11-1. Meanwhile, Barca  have had a good number of 5-0 wins over the Galaticos, but the latest was the one we recently witnessed on November 29, 2010.
However, our concern with the El-Classico does not lie in history but in the present time - when the two greatest footballers in recent age, have made it soundly interesting.