Soccer Insider Archive: Real Madrid

Monday Kickaround

Catching up after a long journey back from Honduras..... *No players will be added to, or dropped from, the USA roster for Wednesday's match against Costa Rica at RFK Stadium (8 p.m., ESPN2, Galavision). Clint Dempsey will remain in London recuperating from the shoulder injury that sidelined him for the...

By Steve Goff  |  October 12, 2009; 1:59 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (27)
Categories:  2010 World Cup , Americans Abroad , College Soccer , Real Madrid , TV , U.S. men's national team Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

Cristiano Ronaldo's Jersey

Who claimed Cristiano Ronaldo's coveted jersey following Real Madrid's friendly against D.C. United at FedEx Field? Apparently, Firaol Tamire, a 12-year-old eighth-grader from Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Arlington, Va., who escorted Ronaldo to the field before kickoff. After the match, instead of trading jerseys with a DCU player, "Ronaldo...

By Steve Goff  |  August 20, 2009; 10:13 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (39)
Categories:  Real Madrid , Youth soccer Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

MLS, CONCACAF, WPS, USL

*Playing without suspended David Beckham and Eddie Lewis, the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Chicago Fire, 2-0, at sold-out Toyota Park. Mike Magee scored on a nice cutback midway through the first half and set up Landon Donovan's partial breakaway nine minutes after halftime as the Galaxy (8-4-10) pulled within...

By Steve Goff  |  August 19, 2009; 10:59 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (38)
Categories:  CONCACAF Champions League , MLS , Real Madrid , TV , USL , Women Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

United Rewind

D.C. United made a lot of money. Real Madrid made a lot of money. The Redskins probably made a few bucks. There were some quality goals and quality goalkeeping. Real got another look at its new crew. United held up well for about 50 minutes before being shredded by Arjen...

By Steve Goff  |  August 9, 2009; 11:05 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (43)
Categories:  D.C. United , Real Madrid Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

Sunday Kickaround

Morning reading material: *Real Madrid and its roster of high-priced talent stop by FedEx Field today to face D.C. United. *The Washington Freedom clinches a WPS playoff berth. *More than 61,000 at Candlestick watch Barcelona and Chivas draw, 1-1, in the second game of a doubleheader. *Real Maryland moves a...

By Steve Goff  |  August 9, 2009; 9:06 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (26)
Categories:  D.C. United , Freedom , MLS , Real Madrid , USL Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

Real Madrid-DCU News & Notes

Just so we're all on the same page: D.C. United is playing Real Madrid on Sunday. Not Real Salt Lake. Not Real Maryland. Got it? Okay. The news: *Bryan Namoff and Santino Quaranta have hamstring ailments and won't play. They hope to be ready for next Saturday's league game at...

By Steve Goff  |  August 8, 2009; 6:31 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (29)
Categories:  D.C. United , Real Madrid Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

Older Entries in This Category »

Saturday Kickaround, Steve Goff , August 8, 2009
D.C. United News and Notes, Steve Goff , August 7, 2009
Friday Kickaround, Steve Goff , August 7, 2009
Real Madrid's Travel Roster, Steve Goff , August 6, 2009
Thursday Kickaround, Steve Goff , August 6, 2009
Altidore, Adu, FIFA, Weather, Chat, Steve Goff , August 5, 2009
Alonso, Altidore, Wambach, Steve Goff , August 4, 2009
Poll: United vs. Real Madrid, Steve Goff , August 3, 2009
Monday Kickaround, Steve Goff , August 3, 2009
A Few Minutes With Payne, ButragueƱo, Steve Goff , July 22, 2009
 
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