Real Madrid continue their UEFA Champions League defence with a trip to face Ligue 1 side Lille on Wednesday. Carlo Ancelotti’s side were pushed hard by Stuttgart in their league phase opener but eventually ran out 3-1 winners. Lille were beaten 2-0 by Sporting CP and will aim to kickstart their campaign by claiming the […]
La Liga: Atletico Ban Fan For Life After Real Derby Disruption
Team Atletico Madrid in action© AFP Atletico Madrid said on Monday they had permanently banned a fan for throwing objects onto the field during the weekend’s heated derby draw with Real Madrid. Sunday’s match at Atletico’s Estadio Metropolitano was halted for 15 minutes after home fans threw objects including lighters at Madrid players. Atletico claimed […]
Champions League: Vinicius Taking Control As Holders Real Madrid Face Lille
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior is hoping to end October with a first Ballon d’Or in his hands in Paris, but his month also begins in France with a Champions League visit to Lille on Wednesday. With star summer signing Kylian Mbappe recovering from a thigh injury, Vinicius has taken the reins once again as […]
The VC buying up prized real estate in SF says not to ‘listen to agitators’
VC Neil Mehta, the Greenoaks Capital co-founder tied to a growing number of building purchases across several blocks of San Francisco’s once-glittering Fillmore Street, defended himself on Monday via an op-ed in The San Francisco Standard, saying the moves are solely about revitalizing a “city that has given me more than I could ever give […]
Kylian Mbappe Named In Real Madrid Squad To Face Lille After Thigh Injury
Kylian Mbappe in action for Real Madrid© AFP Real Madrid named Kylian Mbappe in their squad to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday after he missed one match with a thigh injury. The French forward was expected to be out until after the upcoming international break but appears to have made a quick […]