Many expected the summer transfer window to feature some astute moves to bolster the team's depth and improve it. But what has happened is nothing short of a calamity. Real Madrid is not only worse off than prior to the summer, but the team looks like it could be ready to suffer its worst season in years, and here's why.
Iker Casillas will make his last stand for Real Madrid. According to reports, the Spanish netminder will be the number one keeper for Los Blancos in 2014-15 while new acquisition Keylor Navas will serve as his backup. Navas will get to compete in the Copa del Rey while Casillas gets the Champions League and Spanish League.
Real Madrid captain and icon Iker Casillas might be doing that bit of soul search at this very moment. He is coming off a disastrous World Cup and the preseason simply has done him few favors in terms of restoring faith about his abilities. The continued goaltending controversy at his club is not helping matters and it might simply be time for the 33-year-old netminder to give up and move on. Or should he?
Real Madrid has announced that Keylor Navas will be joining the club in 2014-15, setting up a three-goalie rotation that includes the likes of Diego Lopez and Iker Casillas. But who should start between Casillas and Navas? Latin Post.com takes a look.
There is probably no fiercer rivalry in world soccer than the one between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The two Spanish sides are not only renowned for their respective greatness but also for their tremendous spending habits during transfer windows.
Last week, the Spanish Soccer Federation announced that Vicente del Bosque would remain the head coach of the Spanish National Team despite failing to make the Round of 16 during this summer's World Cup tournament in Brazil.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup has brought some of the most unforgettable moments in soccer history for fans across the world. LatinPost.com ranks the 10 biggest goals of the tournament leading up to the finals.
The first team to win three straight major tournaments. The first European side to win the World Cup outside of Europe. One of just three World Cup Champions to not concede more than two goals in a tournament. A run of 10 knockout games without conceding a goal. The lowest scoring World Cup champion ever. Six unprecedented years of success.
The bets are on and the favorites to win the FIFA World Cup this summer have been placed. The top five teams expected to win are as follows: Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Spain and Belgium. Spain is the current defending champions and despite being the team placed with the fourth best chance of winning, there are a number of arguments that could be made in La Furia Roja's favor. Here are those reasons.
The World Cup is a showcase for some of the best teams in the world, but also one in which the major stars make get a chance to express themselves to billions of people. The 2010 World Cup featured a number of brilliant superstars playing their best soccer. Uruguay's Diego Forlan managed to win the Golden Ball for a sizzling performance as he led his nation to the semifinals. Wesley Sneijder was the star behind the Netherland's finals berth while Thomas Muller was a major breakout star for Germany in their third place finish. But the performance of the tournament would go to Spain's top goaltender Iker Casillas who became the backbone of a team that won with a team-first mentality.
On Tuesday May 13, Spain's manager Vicente del Bosque announced his preliminary squad for the national team. The roster featured most of the mainstays from last year's Confederations Cup roster.
The last time a World Cup champion won back-to-back tournaments was in 1962, when a Pele-led Brazil managed the feet. That generation of players was widely considered the greatest international team of all time. However, another team has managed to enter into that conversation after being the first team to win three straight international tournaments in a row. That team is the current defending champion Spain, which enters the tournament after winning the 2008 and 2012 Euro Cups and the 2010 World Cup. Can Spain make history by winning its second straight World Cup and its fourth straight major tournament?
Arsenal midfielder Santi Carzola revealed that the Gunners are interested in acquiring Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who is facing an uncertain future at Bernabeu.
