Karim Benzema
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Friday Night Floorfillers
Soccer News on Guardian UK &bull 5 Hours Ago
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday evening, or if your usual copy has stopped arriving START YOUR ENGINES The global post-World Cup trend for culling wizened old pros from international squads and replacing them with sprightly young tyros can perhaps be explained by the scheduling of the first competitive fixtures of this new era. The Friday night of an international weekend is traditionally reserved for Under-21 fixtures. The likes of Scott Loach, Kieran Gibbs, Theo Walcott and Adam Johnson will be not in the least put out when pulling on their England kits and… Full Story »
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MLS Burdened With Conflicting Priorities: Expanded Schedule vs. Cup Focus
Soccer News on Fanhouse &bull Today
Major League Soccer will welcome the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps into the fold next season, increasing membership to 18 clubs and creating a scheduling quandary -- with 30 regular season games on the docket, it would be impossible for each team to play every other team home and away. The solution? Add four games to the schedule. A 34-game season would maintain the balanced, home-and-away format that leagues around the world employ and would ensure that fans… Full Story »
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Mourinho unhappy with lack of strikers at Real
Soccer Way &bull Yesterday
Despite boasting attacking resources including Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema, Mourinho told Thursday's La Gazzetta dello Sport that he wanted more. Despite the embarrassment of playing riches at his disposal, Mourinho's Real started the season with a… Full Story »
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Real blow as Ronaldo ruled out for three weeks
ESPN SoccerNet &bull Aug 30, 2010
With an estimated recovery time of approximately three weeks, Ronaldo is now set to miss Portugal's upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Cyprus and Norway, as well as Real's next league match against Osasuna and first Champions League outing with Ajax.… Full Story »
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Marotta satisfied with Juventus striker options
Tribal Football &bull Aug 30, 2010
Juventus Real Madrid Juventus GM Beppe Marotta says they're happy with their attacking department. Juve have been linked with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Sampdoria's Giampaolo Pazzini, but Marotta insists they won't be moving for either player. He said:… Full Story »
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Real Madrid Coach Jose Mourinho: My Team Is Not Perfect Yet, But The Players Are Hungry To Win
Goal.com &bull Aug 26, 2010
Jose MourinhoReal Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has insisted that his squad have a strong desire to win trophies, and assured that his players are 'not in a comfort zone'.The former Chelsea and Inter boss was speaking in an interview with… Full Story »
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VIDEO: Individual Match Highlights: Mesut Oezil (Hercules - Real Madrid)
Goal.com &bull Aug 25, 2010
Mesut Ozil It was only a friendly, but Mesut Oezil's debut for Real Madrid last Sunday night didn't exactly go as planned. Real Madrid had to come from a goal behind in their pre-season warm-up game against a plucky Hercules… Full Story »
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Juventus GM Marotta targets Real Madrid striker Benzema
Tribal Football &bull Aug 23, 2010
CSKA Moscow Inter Milan Juventus Real Madrid Liverpool Juventus GM Beppe Marotta will seek talks with Real Madrid today for Karim Benzema. Tuttosport says after strengthening their midfield with deals for Milos Krasic ( CSKA Moscow ) and Alberto Aquilani… Full Story »
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Benzema & Di Maria help Real Madrid rally to victory at Hercules
101 Great Goals &bull Aug 23, 2010Hercules 1 - Real Madrid 3 (Friendly, August 22, 2010) Jose Mourinho's men fell behind six minutes from the break at Hercules, Sendoa Aguirre wasn't picked up in the box and he flicked home a free-kick with a precise header.… Full Story »
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Man Utd encouraged in pursuit of Real Madrid striker Benzema
Tribal Football &bull Aug 22, 2010
Jose Mourinho Manchester United Real Madrid Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United are keeping tabs on Real Madrid 's new striker search. The Sunday Express says if Real coach Jose Mourinho is successful in his attempts to bring in a goalscorer… Full Story »
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Manchester City Set for Tempting 32m Real Madrid Swap Offer: Mourinho Wants Adebayor
CaughtOffside.com &bull Aug 21, 2010
According to the Spanish Sport newspaper, despite Madrid publicly ruling out any more summer signings, Mourinho is keen on the Togo striker, with Manchester City willing to offload the player after spending some 120 million in the transfer market. One… Full Story »
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Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Adebayor on Jose Mourinho's Madrid wishlist
Soccer News on Daily Mail UK &bull Aug 20, 2010
The Bernabeu boss is on a collision course with general director Jorge Valdano, who wants to instead turn his attention to off-loading players after believing that Mesut Ozil would be the final signing of the summer. However, the Madrid press… Full Story »
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Real Madrid willing to offer Benzema for Man City striker Adebayor
Tribal Football &bull Aug 20, 2010
Jose Mourinho Real Madrid Emmanuel Adebayor Roberto Mancini Manchester City Real Madrid are willing to offer Karim Benzema to Manchester City in a swap for Emmanuel Adebayor . El Pais says Real are ready to sacrifice former Lyon forward Benzema… Full Story »
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Questions linger for Real, despite success
Soccer News on Sports Illustrated &bull Aug 19, 2010
Last year, reaction to Real Madrid's decision to spend more than a quarter of a billion dollars, described by some as club president Florentino Perez's Galacticos 2.0 project, was mixed. There was no doubting the quality -- at least on… Full Story »
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Sensible Signings at Last
Soccer on About.com &bull Aug 19, 2010
After the second galactico era last summer, when Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso were signed at great expense, it seems Real Madrid have taken stock and are investing sensible sums in players who are not such household… Full Story »
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Real Madrid Striker Karim Benzema Misses Training Session With Ankle Injury
Goal.com &bull Aug 19, 2010
Karim BenzemaReal Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the latest name to be added to the club's increasing injury list, after suffering a bruised ankle during training.Los Blancos have had to contend with knocks sustained by Pepe and Ezequiel Garay that… Full Story »
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Can Jose Mourinho Keep Real Madrid Happy?
bleacherreport.com via @questionheds &bull Aug 18, 2010Jose Mourinho has a history of coaching some of the best players in the world. Having been with Porto, Chelsea, and Inter Milan, the Real Madrid tactician certainly is not short on experience when it comes to making lineup decisions… Full Story »
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Mesut Ozil Continues Jose Mourinho's Youthful Rebuilding at Real Madrid
bleacherreport.com via @1efootball &bull Aug 18, 2010The German playmaker, who was rumoured to be garnering interest from both Manchester United and Chelsea, has been the subject of much speculation after a star turn at the World Cup, but opted for a move to Real Madrid under… Full Story »
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Is Rafael van der Vaart the Next Real Madrid Bargain?
The Offside &bull Aug 18, 2010
With Mesut Ozil officially joining Real Madrid, I want to echo my own point from earlier this week that Real now has too many attackers. The list reads: Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Angel di Maria, Rafael van der Vaart, Sergio Canales,… Full Story »
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Standard Liege 1-1 vs. Real Madrid - Full Time Report; Spanish Giants Falter in Their Last Pre-Season Friendly
blogs.bettor.com via @Footballs_News &bull Aug 17, 2010Real Madrid did not live up to the hype created before the match; it was expected that the Spanish giants would destroy their Belgian counterparts, Standard Liege, in their last summer pre-season friendly, but the final score read 1-1. It was an unexpected score-line, especially going on Madrid's and Standard's last six fixtures: Madrid winning most of theirs, while Standard settling… Full Story »
