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Match Highlights – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
One goal after only five minutes was enough for Atletico Madrid, through Mario Mandzukic, to claim their first title of the season with a 1-0 win over Real Madrid and 2-1 in aggregate, winning the Supercopa de España for only the second time.
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Real Madrid – James Rodriguez is a Breath of Fresh Air
There’s something about Real Madrid that makes them look tired after just one season together. A new superstar has to be purchased each summer to keep things interesting. The Cristiano Ronaldo-Gareth Bale combination looked quite bad in the Spanish Super Cup, but the entrance of James Rodriguez in the second half did bring the team a new dimension of mobility, creativity and eventually a goal.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
The first leg of the 2014 Supercopa de España ended in a 1-1 draw between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, with all the action happening in the final nine minutes: James Rodriguez giving the home side the opener, followed by an equalizer from Raul Garcia seven minutes later.
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Supercopa de España – Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Predictions
No more friendly matches – it’s time to make things official, almost. The Spanish Super Cup is the first trophy handed out in the season, this time bringing Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid together in what should be another heated affair, spread over two legs, to open the season in the La Liga.
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Cristiano Ronaldo & Angel di Maria Are Ready (Fiorentina vs Real Madrid)
Despite the 2-1 loss, Real Madrid should feel quite confident as they head into the new La Liga season, getting another goal from Cristiano Ronaldo. Strikes from Mario Gomez and Marcos Alonso gave Fiorentina the win, but it was one of those preseason friendlies in which the result wasn’t the most important thing.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Alex Ferguson is Special to Him
While the public persona of Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t always make him seem like the nicest or most humble of people, but someone like Alex Ferguson seems to always bring him back to the ground. Some men are even bigger than the biggest ego in football.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Sevilla
The season begins for Real Madrid the same way the previous one ended: With a European trophy, although a minor one, just the Super Cup, beating Sevilla 2-0 through two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite all the changes, there was a lot of familiarity to the match.
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Transfer Rumors – Biggest Transfers Still Waiting to Happen
It’s already August, which means leagues are about to open. But the transfer market is still bubbling with rumors and possibilities, as players like Angel di Maria, Arturo Vidal, Mats Hummels, Javier Hernandez and William Carvalho remain quite unsettled, and maybe even looking to force a move.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Ezequiel Lavezzi to Liverpool, Angel di Maria to PSG
One of the never ending transfer sagas this summer is that of Angel di Maria, “stuck” between Real Madrid and PSG. A way to resolve it? Selling Ezequiel Lavezzi to the interested Liverpool, and by that freeing up enough money to sign the other Argentinian, who at the moment seems to cost a bit too much for the French champions.
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Seydou Keita Refuses to Shake Hands With Pepe & Throws Watter Bottle at Him
Some teams and players can make a friendly match look like something a lot more serious, as Seydou Keita not shaking hands with Pepe just before the start of the AS Roma vs Real Madrid exhibition match resulted in something of a scuffle on the pitch, which included the Malian midfielder nearly hitting the Portuguese centre back with a water bottle.