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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
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Lucas Vazquez: ‘I may be leaving Real Madrid, but Real Madrid will never leave me'
Lucas Vazquez: 'I may be leaving Real Madrid, but Real Madrid will never leave me' While Luka Modric's departure from Real Madrid was made public even before his final game at the Santiago Bernabeu, Lucas Vazquez's exit from the club was kept an open secret. Neither Real Madrid nor the player officially confirmed the news of his departure up until today, but it always appeared relatively clear that the veteran was in his final season at the club. Advertisement The arrival of Trent Alexander-Arnold, in many ways, all but confirmed the development especially given how the new signing not only arrived as a direct competitor but a bona fide starter in the same position. Vazquez pens his farewell note Taking to his official Instagram account earlier today, the Real Madrid captain officially sent out his farewell message to the club and fans across the globe. He began by recalling how it was close to 20 years since he first arrived at the club and how life has moved fast to bring him to this stage already. 'Dear Madridistas, it has been nearly two decades since I arrived at Valdebebas as a 16-year-old full of dreams and excitement to wear this shirt.' 'Every step along the way has been a gift, and over time, Madrid became my home,' he added. Advertisement Fondly rekindling the memories of all the exhilarating moments he has lived as a Real Madrid player, the unforgettable nights and the UCL comebacks, he wrote, 'We have lived unforgettable nights together, celebrated 23 titles and created memories that will stay with me forever. ' 'From the bottom of my heart, thank you to the President, board, staff, coaches, teammates and above all, to the fans. You pushed me to always give that little bit more,' he added, thanking every individual who has been a part of the journey with him. Vazquez then dropped the bomb officially and revealed that he will be leaving the club of his dreams and that he has already played his final game for Real Madrid. Advertisement 'Today, after more than 400 matches, it is time to say goodbye to the club of my life. But I leave with peace of mind knowing I gave it my all.' 'I have always been aware of the responsibility and privilege that comes with wearing this badge,' he added. Writing on all the joys being a Galactico gave him as a football player and as a lifelong Real Madrid fan himself, the veteran defender wrote, 'I have enjoyed every match, training session, trip, and if there is one thing this journey has taught me, it is that no one should ever tell you that you can't achieve something.' 'I may be leaving Real Madrid, but Real Madrid will never leave me,' he emotionally added. Advertisement Finally, the club captain penned out how he would always be proud to be a part of the incredible and almighty Real Madrid. 'Wherever I go, I will proudly say that I had the honour of playing for the greatest club in the world.' 'Thank you for being part of the most beautiful journey of my life. Hala Madrid, y Nada mas!' he concluded.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Real Madrid star sends apology message to club's fans after win over Dortmund
Real Madrid star sends apology message to club's fans after win over Dortmund Real Madrid youngster Dean Huijsen has taken to his official social media accounts, to send a message of apology the way of the club's supporters. As much comes after his red card in Los Blancos' most recent outing. Advertisement Real of course marked their return to action late on Saturday, locking horns with German heavyweights Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup. When all was said and done, Xabi Alonso's troops emerged on the right side of a 3-2 result, to book a final-four meeting with Paris Saint-Germain. The aforementioned Dean Huijsen, for his part, featured from the off at the MetLife Stadium. Deep into injury-time, however, the summer arrival at Real Madrid was shown a straight red card for a last-man challenge: Aware that he will be unavailable for selection to face PSG, Huijsen, in turn, was quick to send a sorry message the way of the Blancos faithful. Advertisement In a post on his official Instagram account, the 20-year-old defender wrote: 'Great game from the entire team today. I apologize for being sent off and not being able to help the team in the next match. Hala Madrid!' Conor Laird – GSFN
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Trent' brings fluency and ‘impeccable' Spanish to grand Real Madrid unveiling
Well, that was unexpected. Trent Alexander-Arnold took out the earpiece, made his way to the stage at Real Madrid's training ground and said: 'Buenas tardes a todos.' Good afternoon everyone. So far, so standard. But then he delivered the next line in Spanish too, then the one after that, and the one after that. He kept going until he got to the end of his speech, when he delivered the one line everyone invariably does on the day they are presented here: 'Hala Madrid!' It wasn't long – one minute and one second, in all – but it was long enough to win them over already. Advertisement Related: Football Daily | Trent Alexander-Arnold takes Route 12 on his big day at Real Madrid 'I think it surprised a lot of people,' Alexander-Arnold said when he had made his way over to the press room. 'For me it was important to do that, to have a good start.' He wasn't wrong: there had been a kind of double-take as he went on, an increasing admiration, and this was a very good start: delivered smoothly, with no cue cards, only the tiniest pause at one point and in genuinely good Spanish, accent and all. 'Perfect,' one sports daily called it. 'Impeccable,' another said. Suspiciously good, some inevitably suggested. 'How long have you been learning for?' he was asked. There was a smile, an awareness that this question could be a little loaded. 'A few months, a few months,' he replied. 'This is very, very exciting for me, a day I've been looking forward to for a long time – by 'waiting a long time' I mean a couple of weeks, not years.' There were those who wondered whether Alexander-Arnold's departure from Liverpool hadn't been longer in the making, the quality of his Spanish something to celebrate but also becoming exhibit A. His decision to leave, after all, had not been accepted by everyone, some supporters booing him. But the defender, raised in West Derby and at the club since he was six, said he was happy with the sendoff and the club's owners told him he would be welcome back. He would be 'for ever indebted'. He would only have ever left for Madrid, he said. Advertisement 'There's a contrast of emotions, two different ends of the scale,' Alexander-Arnold said. 'Experiencing everything I did [at Liverpool], what I had done. It was an honour, it was always going to be emotional for me. I am happy with the sendoff, the way the club treated me, the way the fans were. That was outstanding, I couldn't say a bad word. 'I was speaking to players, the manager, the owners, and they were all incredible. I had a lot of support, a huge amount of help, and an amazing conversation with the owners that lasted a couple of days. They thanked me for everything I gave, wished me well on my future journey and said they would have me back at the club at any point. 'To have those words was amazing. And to be here now facing a new challenge is equally exciting. I'm over the moon, absolutely over the moon, Not many players get to experience this. I am very lucky and very proud. To play for Real Madrid is a fantastic honour, an achievement in itself.' He added: 'Ten or 11 years ago, this is not something you dream of because it is just out of reach: there's only a select handful that get a chance to be part of this.' The dream had become real. 'It was not a question of where to go; it was whether or not to go. I knew that if I was ever to leave Liverpool, it would only be to Real Madrid. And it gets to the point where you have to make a decision whether to go or stay. It wasn't an easy decision. I had been there so long. But in my mind it is the right one. Advertisement 'I am fortunate to have played for the biggest club in England and now the biggest in Spain, and both have massive histories. I am much happier playing with these players than against them. I am sure we can strike up a good connection and get the chemistry going. Hopefully I can give them many, many assists.' 'I feel mature, ready, experienced enough to go and be successful somewhere else. It's an opportunity you have to think about seriously and I did.' Asked if his attacking qualities might be more appreciated in a Spanish football culture, rather than in England where focus perhaps falls on defensive flaws, Alexander-Arnold replied: 'That's not something I have really thought about, to be honest. I do what I am told; I did that with two managers at Liverpool. If people don't appreciate the way I play, it is what it is. As long as the manager and the players appreciate me, then: whatever.' There will be two familiar faces waiting for him in Madrid: his close friend Jude Bellingham and the former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, who has just taken over as coach. Alexander‑Arnold, though, denied that agent Bellingham had played a key role in bringing him to the Bernabéu. Advertisement 'It wasn't exactly what people thought it was,' he said. 'We spoke. We spoke a lot about Liverpool and Madrid. That's just the kind of conversations we have as players and friends. In the national team, he was the only one who knew what it was like to be at Real Madrid so everyone was asking questions. A lot of people think he played a huge part in me coming here but the club speaks for itself.' Of Alonso he said: 'I grew up a Liverpool fan watching Istanbul [the 2005 Champions League triumph, in which the Spaniard scored] and now he is a manager and doing incredible things. I have spoken to him and it is good to have that communication. I told him he was a big idol growing up so to be able to work with him is a dream. Watching him pass a ball influenced me to train harder at that and set standards – I explained that to him as well. I will be a sponge around him, trying to soak up all the information I can.' On the back of the new shirt is a No 12 and just 'Trent'. 'That's easily explained,' Real Madrid's new signing said. 'I always found that in Europe the whole name thing confused a lot of people. Double barrelled. Some called me Alexander, some called me Arnold, some both, some Alex. Some Trent. I thought: 'Let's make it simple. Trent's my name. Trent on the back, let's make it Trent. That's what people can call me.''
The Guardian
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Call me Trent': Alexander-Arnold arrives at Madrid with dreams of Alonso and glory
Well, that was unexpected. Trent Alexander-Arnold took out the earpiece, made his way to the stage at Real Madrid's training ground and said: 'Buenas tardes, a todos': Good afternoon, everyone. So far, so standard. But then he delivered the next line in Spanish too, then the one after that, and the one after that. He kept going until he got to the end of his speech, when he delivered the one line everyone invariably does on the day they are presented here: 'Hala Madrid!' It wasn't long – one minute and one second, in all – but it was long enough to win them over already. 'I think it surprised a lot of people,' Alexander-Arnold said when he had made his way over to the press room. 'For me it was important to do that, to have a good start.' He wasn't wrong: there had been a kind of double-take as he went on, an increasing admiration, and this was a very good start: delivered smoothly, with no cue cards, only the tiniest pause at one point and in genuinely good Spanish, accent and all. 'Perfect,' one sports daily called it. 'Impeccable,' another said. Suspiciously good, some inevitably suggested. 'How long have you been learning for?' he was asked. There was a smile, an awareness that this question could be a little loaded. 'A few months, a few months,' he replied. 'This is very, very exciting for me, a day I've been looking forward to for a long time – by 'waiting a long time' I mean a couple of weeks, not years.' There were those who wondered whether Alexander-Arnold's departure from Liverpool hadn't been longer in the making, the quality of his Spanish something to celebrate but also becoming Exhibit A. His decision to leave, after all, had not been accepted by everyone, some supporters even booing him. But the defender, raised in West Derby and at the club since he was six, said he was happy with the send-off and the club's owners told him he would be welcome back. He would be 'for ever indebted'. He would only have ever left for Madrid, he said. 'There's a contrast of emotions, two different ends of the scale,' Alexander-Arnold said. 'Experiencing everything I did [at Liverpool], what I had done. It was an honour, it was always going to be emotional for me. I am happy with the send-off, the way the club treated me, the way the fans were. That was outstanding, I couldn't say a bad word. 'I was speaking to players, the manager, the owners, and they were all incredible. I had a lot of support, a huge amount of help, and an amazing conversation with the owners that lasted a couple of days. They thanked me for everything I gave, wished me well on my future journey and said they would have me back at the club at any point. 'To have those words was amazing. And to be here now facing a new challenge is equally exciting. Not many players get to experience this. I am very lucky and very proud. To play for Real Madrid is a fantastic honour, an achievement in itself.' 'Ten or 11 years ago, this is not something you dream of because it is just out of reach: there's only a select handful that get a chance to be part of this,' Alexander-Arnold added, but it had become real. 'It was not a question of where to go; it was whether or not to go,' he said. 'I knew that if I was ever to leave Liverpool, it would only be to Real Madrid. And it gets to the point where you have to make a decision whether to go or stay. It wasn't an easy decision. I had been there so long. But in my mind it is the right one. 'I am fortunate to have played for the biggest club in England and now the biggest in Spain, and both have massive histories. I am much happier playing with these players than against them. I am sure we can strike up a good connection and get the chemistry going. Hopefully I can give them many, many assists.' 'I feel mature, ready, experienced enough to go and be successful somewhere else. It's an opportunity you have to think about seriously and I did.' Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Asked if his attacking qualities might be more appreciated in a Spanish football culture, rather than in England where focus perhaps falls on defensive flaws, Alexander-Arnold replied: 'That's not something I have really thought about, to be honest. I do what I am told; I did that with two managers at Liverpool. If people don't appreciate the way I play, it is what it is. As long as the manager and the players appreciate me then: whatever.' There will be two familiar faces waiting for him in Madrid: his close friend Jude Bellingham and the former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, who has just taken over as coach. Alexander-Arnold, though, denied that agent Bellingham had played a key role in bringing him to the Bernabéu. 'It wasn't exactly what people thought it was,' he said. 'We spoke. We spoke a lot about Liverpool and Madrid. That's just the kind of conversations we have as players and friends. In the national team, [Bellingham] was the only one who knew what it was like to be at Real Madrid so everyone was asking questions. A lot of people think he played a huge part in me coming here but the club speaks for itself.' 'I grew up a Liverpool fan watching Istanbul [Liverpool's 2005 Champions League triumph] and now [Alonso] is a manager and doing incredible things,' Alexander-Arnold said. 'I have spoken to him and it is good to have that communication. I told him he was a big idol growing up so to be able to work with him is a dream. Watching him pass a ball influenced me to train harder at that and set standards – I explained that to him as well. I will be a sponge around him, trying to soak up all the information I can.' On the back of the new shirt is a No 12 and just 'Trent'. 'That's easily explained,' Real Madrid's new signing said. 'I always found that in Europe the whole name thing confused a lot of people. Double barrelled. Some called me Alexander, some called me Arnold, some both, some Alex. Some Trent. I thought: let's make it simple. Trent's my name. Trent on the back, let's make it Trent. That's what people can call me.'
See - Sada Elbalad
12-06-2025
- Sport
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Get to Know Real Madrid Squad for 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
Rana Atef On Thursday, Real Madrid's squad announced their squad for the forthcoming 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The squad list came after the conclusion of the special transfer window dedicated to teams who are participating in the tournament on Tuesday. The squad for Real Madrid in the tournament is as follows: Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Fran Gonzalez, Sergio Mestre Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Lucas Vazquez, Fran Garcia, Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy, Dean Huijsen, Yusi, Jacobo Ramon, Raul Asencio, Diego Aguado Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Fede Valverde, Luka Modric, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Dani Ceballos, Chema Andres, Mario Martin Forwards: Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo, Endrick, Brahim Diaz, Gonzalo Garcia, Victor Munoz 🚨🚨| OFFICIAL: Xabi Alonso has named his Real Madrid squad for the Club World Cup! #HalaMadrid — FootballMania ⚽️ (@FootballMania91) June 12, 2025 read more Japan Stun Spain 2-1 to Qualify for World Cup Last 16 World Cup 2022: Get to Know Confirmed Line-ups of Japan and Spain Group E Decider Saudi Arabia Bid Farewell to World Cup after 2-1 Loss to Mexico Tunisia Achieve Historic Win over France but Fail to Qualify Tunisia to Clash against France in World Cup Sports Get to Know Squad of Group D Teams in World Cup Sports Al Ahly Gift EGP 70,000 to Players After Claiming Egyptian Super Cup Title Sports Bencharki Hits First 2 Goals with Al Jazira Since Leaving Zamalek Sports Arsenal Possible Line-up for Nottingham Forest News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean
