Author Archive: Leyla Hamed
Journalism student living in Madrid.
Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund: Why I Believe Madrid Can Make The Final
April 24th 2013 is a date Real Madrid fans will remember as a date when they all were in front of their televisions, waiting for their team to take them to the Champions League final, or closer to it. But they couldn’t make it. Borussia Dortmund, who were much more superior, beat a Real Madrid [...]
Dortmund Defender Mats Hummels: “ Barcelona would make me think about moving”
Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has spoken about the possibility of joining Barcelona for the very first time. The Blaugrana are looking to strengthen in defence for the next season and they see the German international as their ideal and favourite addition to their squad. Even though the defender has insisted that he is happy [...]
Real Madrid News: Florentino considers AVB as Mourinho’s Replacement
Real Madrid’s president considers AVB as Mourinho’s replacement The continuity of Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid is a mystery, similarly to how it is at any other club he has coached. The rumours about his departure from Madrid never cease, but this time it seems like his move away from the white team is more [...]
Real Madrid News: Luka Modric to Fill in for Xabi Alonso
Luka Modric has seemingly earned a place in Real Madrid’s starting XI after his brilliant game against Levante. With Xabi Alonso banned for the clash against Galatasaray, everything indicates towards the Croatian international as being the former Liverpool midfielder’s replacement. The Blanco’s assistant, Aitor Karanka, has all but confirmed that Modric will start against the [...]
Real Madrid: Iker Casillas Happy with His Performance Against Valencia
Captain Iker Casillas was in the starting line-up for Real Madrid in their Copa del Rey match with Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu on Jan. 15, 2012. Madrid secured their third clean-sheet in a row as their defense continues to improve. Casillas has been between the posts in all of those three games. The last [...]
Arsenal on Alert as Fernando Llorente Confirms He’ll Leave Athletic Bilbao this Summer
Athletic Bilbao’s Fernando Llorente has firmly confirmed his decision to leave the club when his contract ends on June 30th in the first press conference the striker has given this season. http://storify.com/leylahamed/llorente-to-leave-athletic-bilbao-in-the-summer-1 Arsenal News
Mesut Özil, singled out by Jose Mourinho
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Real Madrid Comment: Striker Karim Benzema Wants to see more action on the pitch
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Chelsea Target Falcao Discusses His Future, Ronaldo, and More
[View the story "Falcao: \"I'm not thinking to leave now, but it's not up to me. \"\"" on Storify] Chelsea News
The future of Real Madrid’s defense: Raphael Varane
The future of Real Madrid’s defense may not be Spanish. Tuesday night, the Spanish giants featured a surprise inclusion in the line-up. Sergio Ramos started on the bench as Real Madrid hosted Manchester City in arguably one of the biggest matches of the day and group competition. Below, Leyla Hamed talks Ramos, Madrid, and what [...]
Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City: Real’s 100th victory in Champions League
100 wins in the Champions League. Ronaldo’s goal certified the epic comeback against Manchester City in which Real Madrid became the star of a new European record: the first club to be able to reach 100 victories in the Champions League since it uses this name. The team with the highest number of victories in [...]
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