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[ChivasFan649]

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Current squad 2007/2008:

No. Position Player
1 GK Iker Casillas (vice-captain)
2 DF Míchel Salgado
3 DF Pepe
4 DF Sergio Ramos
5 DF Fabio Cannavaro
6 MF Mahamadou Diarra
7 FW Raúl (captain)
8 MF Fernando Gago
9 FW Roberto Soldado
10 FW Robinho
11 MF Arjen Robben
12 DF Marcelo
13 GK Jordi Codina
14 MF Guti (vice-captain)
15 MF Royston Drenthe
16 DF Gabriel Heinze
17 FW Ruud van Nistelrooy
18 FW Javier Saviola
19 MF Júlio Baptista
20 FW Gonzalo Higuaín
21 DF Christoph Metzelder
22 DF Miguel Torres
23 MF Wesley Sneijder
24 MF Javier Balboa
25 GK Jerzy Dudek

Squad Changes During Summer 2007

In:
No. Position Player
13 GK Jordi Codina (promoted from Real Madrid Castilla)
25 GK Jerzy Dudek (free transfer from Liverpool)
21 DF Christoph Metzelder (free transfer from Borussia Dortmund)
3 DF Pepe (€30M transfer from Porto)
22 DF Miguel Torres (promoted from Real Madrid Castilla)
28 MF Javier Balboa (loan return from Racing de Santander)
19 FW Julio Baptista (loan return from Arsenal)
26 MF Rubén de la Red (promoted from Real Madrid Castilla)
23 DF Royston Drenthe (€14M transfer from Feyenoord)
29 MF Adrián González (promoted from Real Madrid Castilla)
27 MF Esteban Granero (promoted from Real Madrid Castilla)
18 MF Wesley Sneijder (€27M transfer from AFC Ajax)
30 FW Alberto Bueno (promoted from Real Madrid Castilla)
24 FW Javier Saviola (free transfer from Barcelona)
9 FW Roberto Soldado (loan return from Osasuna)
16 DF Gabriel Heinze (€12m transfer from Manchester United)
11 MF Arjen Robben (€36m transfer from Chelsea)

Out:
No. Position Player
13 GK Diego López (€6M transfer to Villarreal)
15 DF Raúl Bravo (€2,3M transfer to Olympiacos)
3 DF Roberto Carlos (free transfer to Fenerbahçe)
— DF Carlos Diogo (€6M full ownership to Zaragoza)
21 DF Iván Helguera (free transfer to València)
24 DF Álvaro Mejía (€2M transfer to Real Murcia)
25 DF Óscar Miñambres (retired) [12]
22 DF Francisco Pavón (free transfer to Zaragoza)
23 MF David Beckham (free transfer to Los Angeles Galaxy)
— MF Pablo García (on loan to Real Murcia)
19 FW José Antonio Reyes (loan return to Arsenal)
18 FW Antonio Cassano (loan to Sampdoria)

Full name: Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s):
Los Blancos ("The Whites"),
Los Merengues ("The Meringues")
Los Vikingos ("The Vikings")
Founded: March 6, 1902
as Madrid Football Club
Ground: Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
Capacity: 80,400
Chairman: Ramón Calderón
Head Coach: Bernd Schuster
League: La Liga
2006-07 La Liga: 1st


Major Trophies

National titles
La Liga Titles: 30 (record)
1931/32, 1932/33, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58,1958/59, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1971/72, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1994/95, 1996/97, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07.
Copa del Rey: 17
1904/05 1-0 vs. Athletic Bilbao
1905/06 4-1 vs. Athletic Bilbao
1906/07 1-0 vs. Athletic Bilbao
1907/08 2-1 vs. Real Vigo Sporting
1916/17 2-1 vs. Arenas de Getxo
1933/34 2-1 vs. Valencia
1935/36 2-1 vs. Barcelona
1945/46 3-1 vs. Valencia
1946/47 2-0 vs. Espanyol
1961/62 2-1 vs. Sevilla
1969/70 3-1 vs. Valencia
1973/74 4-0 vs. Barcelona
1974/75 1-0 vs. Atlético Madrid
1979/80 6-1 vs. Castilla
1981/82 2-1 vs. Sporting de Gijón
1988/89 1-0 vs. Valladolid
1992/93 2-0 vs. Zaragoza
Supercopa de España: 7
1988 3-2 vs. Barcelona
1989 Won Copa del Rey and La Liga
1990 5-1 vs. Barcelona
1993 4-2 vs. Barcelona
1997 5-3 vs. Barcelona
2001 4-1 vs. Zaragoza
2003 4-2 vs. Mallorca
Copa de la Liga: 1
1984/85 4-3 vs. Atlético Madrid
Copa Eva Duarte: 1
1947 3-1 vs. Valencia CF

International titles
UEFA Champions League: 9 (record)
1955/56 4-3 vs. Stade de Reims
1956/57 2-0 vs. Fiorentina
1957/58 3-2 vs. Milan
1958/59 2-0 vs. Stade de Reims
1959/60 7-3 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
1965/66 2-1 vs. Partizan
1997/98 1-0 vs. Juventus
1999/00 3-0 vs. Valencia
2001/02 2-1 vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Intercontinental Cup: 3
1960 5-1 vs. Peñarol
1998 2-1 vs. Vasco da Gama
2002 2-0 vs. Olimpia Asunción
Ibero-American Cup: 1 (record)
1994 4-3 vs. Boca Juniors
UEFA Cup: 2
1984/85 3-1 vs. Videoton
1985/86 5-3 vs. Köln
European Super Cup: 1
2002 3-1 vs. Feyenoord
Latin Cup: 2
1955 2-0 vs. Stade de Reims
1957 1-0 vs. Benfica

Rivals: FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid

Stadium:
Santiago Bernabéu


Chairman:
Ramón Calderón


Head Coach:
Bernd Schuster


2007/2008 Real Madrid Kits:

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Team Photo:

[Joobieo]

Glad someone posted it .

They are on form this year I love it.

[ChivasFan649]

Yeah, better team than past years.

But I was a bit dissapointed about last week's game. (1-1)

Good thing Saviola came in.

Didn't see much from Robben, only good thing was his first time getting the ball and getting past two defenders.

Just hope he can play longer.

[AriseForLife]

If they can get Robben in form and Wesley keeps up his form they are going to dangerous because Saviola and Ruud will GET the goals.

[ForeverBlue'86]

When Robben came on, his first move was a 40 yard run past 2 defenders... after that he barely saw any of the ball cause Real couldn't keep it (Guti was terrible in the 2nd half, was he injured?) but he was involved in the build upto the goal.

I'm confident he'll be a success at Real, he's a match winner, can win games single handedly, Real have to remember not to hit long balls in his direction though.

They'll be real contenders for the Champions League this season if Robben can stay fit too.

[Scorpionuk69]

Im not a fan of Guti and i think its time he moved on, Wesley coming in was a very good move and i hope to c more from him and Drenthe.


Real have been heavly linked with Drogba to come during the window so him and Ruud would b a nice strike force.


How long is Pepe and Metzelder out for ?

[ForeverBlue'86]

See Robben tonight?

Just wait till he's 100% match fit.

[reddevils4ever89]

why r u happy?

u had him and sold him. ****in stupid move from Jose imo. Robben is so much better then Malouda and younger too

if chelsea hadnt STOLEN him off us we could have had Robben and Ronaldo down the wings

[ForeverBlue'86]

Originally Posted by reddevils4ever89

why r u happy?

u had him and sold him. ****in stupid move from Jose imo. Robben is so much better then Malouda and younger too

if chelsea hadnt STOLEN him off us we could have had Robben and Ronaldo down the wings

We never stole him, you can blame Ferguson for arsing around over his transfer.

And I agree, it was a stupid move to sell him. Robbens one of the best players in the world, it's just injuries are a serious problem for him, he's the modern day Darren Anderton, but I still class him in the same boat as Cristiano Ronaldo an Lionel Messi.

I think after the contract talks broke down (We never offered him the same amount as say JT an Lamps were asking for due to his injury problems) I guess he just wanted to leave, an Madrid put in a good enough offer.

And i'm happy for the fella cause I still regard him as a quality player an a player who never gave us the grief William Gallas did towards the end of his career, I want to see him succeed in La Liga an get his career going again like he did with us 3 years ago.

[ChelseablueDCU26]

Originally Posted by reddevils4ever89

if chelsea hadnt STOLEN him off us we could have had Robben and Ronaldo down the wings

would you please shut the hell up.

[rangerbsh6]

Originally Posted by ChelseablueDCU26

would you please shut the hell up.

think of what you're saying here.you're telling reddevils to shut up.It's like telling a doorlalalala to stop by the store and get you some milk.

[reddevils4ever89]

Originally Posted by ChelseablueDCU26

would you please shut the hell up.

wow that was a great reply

look at Forevers reply......................now look at urs

u r a disgrace

u dont know **** and when some1 disagrees u swear

[reddevils4ever89]

Originally Posted by rangerbsh6

think of what you're saying here.you're telling reddevils to shut up.It's like telling a doorlalalala to stop by the store and get you some milk.

did i do something to you

[formerlynette000]

The frasing of some posts could be considered unkind. I prefer answers like that from ForeverBlue'86 over ChelseablueDCU26's reaction. Even though strong wording (please neither swear nor try to evade the swear filter) may lead to strong reactions, that reaction was over the top. So if people could return to topic....

[BodirogaJ]

Originally Posted by reddevils4ever89

wow that was a great reply

look at Forevers reply......................now look at urs

u r a disgrace

u dont know **** and when some1 disagrees u swear

Like you don't swear, just look at your post under Forever...

[reddevils4ever89]

Originally Posted by BodirogaJ

Like you don't swear, just look at your post under Forever...

which post u on about?

and i dont swear AT SOMEONE. yeah i swear but i dont (mostly) use it to offend people and i dont swear if some1 disagrees with me

[ChelseablueDCU26]

I'm sorry.

Maybe If Reds was able to avoid making the same erroneous points every day:

Chelsea and Only Chelsea spend money on players.

Manchester United get screwed over in every match.

Every decision got against United is wrong.

Chelsea steal all our players.





Ive already replied to this statement 80 times, which is my reason for the curt answer instead of repeating myself as always.

[reddevils4ever89]

but even forever admitted that u kinda did steal Robben

we were intrested first

same with:

Essien
Ballack
John Obi Mikel(who actually signed for us first )
Robben

probably more u dont need to reply

[ChelseablueDCU26]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlue'86

We never stole him, you can blame Ferguson for arsing around over his transfer.

Yes clearly Blues admitted this.


How could I have missed this admission?



Where did I get lost?



FYI, all players have more than one suitor before being transferred. It is common for two teams to have interest. This is not FIFA, it is world football.

[reddevils4ever89]

yeah but the only reason those players went to chelsea was bcause of the big money.

well Obi certainly went for the big money

robben aswell as at the time UTD were winning leagues and was alot better attraction then chelsea so the only reason they went to chelsea was for the money

simple really

Essien was more Lyons fault as they wanted too much money but if chelsea hadnt offered the money then iam sure lyon would have dropped the price

[ChelseablueDCU26]

No.

Robben transfered in summer 2004.

Chelsea finished in 2nd, Champions League semifinalists.

United were ****.



Plain and simple.



Where again did Blues admit we stole him?


No need reply.

[reddevils4ever89]

here

you can blame Ferguson for arsing around over his transfer.

yeah again at the time Chelsea hadnt won a league title :S so why would he choose chelsea when he can go to a team thats ALOT bigger then chelsea(at the time) MONEY OF COURSE

and i said no need to reply so we wont drag this more off topic if u dint realise this is the REAL MADRID thread

[ChelseablueDCU26]

How is that admtting he stole it?

The previous sentence was "We never stole him,"

Way to leave out 4 words which change the meaning completely.



And as I just proved, Chelsea had a much more succesful year than United prior to Robben's arrival. So how exactly does that make Manchester a bigger club at the time?

[reddevils4ever89]

cause we had won the league bfore that

[ChelseablueDCU26]

so then why arent players flocking to Nottingham Forest and Napoli