http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Real_Madrid_CFFind stories, videos, and photos about Real Madrid CF from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:44:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Real_Madrid_CF14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Real Madrid CF from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/10/22/champions.league/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/10/22/champions.league/index.htmlWe're halfway through the Champions League group stage, which means it's midterm report-card time for Europe's elite. In this evaluation, though, you don't get a straight grade -- you're on a curve based on how you've performed relative to expectations.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:08:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/10/21/franck.ribery/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/10/21/franck.ribery/index.htmlForget the mustard deposited in the shoes of teammates, the water fights and the madcap episode in Dubai when he drove the team bus into a bollard. Bayern Munich's attacking maestro Franck Ribéry no longer seems in the mood for pranks; his usual happy-go-lucky demeanor considerably darkened by the club's steadfast refusal to allow him to leave for Real Madrid during the offseason. It's a severe shock to the system for any headliner to be told his desires are of no account.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:51:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/08/27/spain.preview/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/08/27/spain.preview/index.htmlEven the proudest of Spaniards had to accept defeat; even the most enthusiastic La Liga cheerleaders were forced to pack away their pompoms. The warm glow of the European Championship success still endured -- but the national team was one thing, the nation's teams quite another. The lineup for the 2008-09 Champions League semifinals brought Spain crashing back down to earth.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/08/27/champions.draw/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/08/27/champions.draw/index.htmlFinally, the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League draw is done and we know who's playing who and when.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/07/29/sa.transfers/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/07/29/sa.transfers/index.htmlIf this summer's transfer window is any indication, we can look forward to one of the most exciting European seasons in decades. With the three most expensive transfers in the history of the game recently made for amounts previously unimaginable, the stakes are higher than ever.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:32:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/07/16/transfers/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/07/16/transfers/index.htmlIt has been a weird summer of transfers. Most of Europe's top leagues kick off next month and yet, with a few exceptions (Real Madrid and, to a lesser degree, Juventus and Bayern Munich), there hasn't been too much going on. The window won't close until Aug. 31. In the meantime, here's an attempt at making sense of it all, with 11 questions facing 11 big clubs:Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:25:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/07/08/real.madrid/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/07/08/real.madrid/index.htmlReturn of the Galácticos. Galácticos Strike Back. Revenge of the Galácticos. Galácticos Part Deux.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_limey/06/26/transfer.market/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_limey/06/26/transfer.market/index.htmlCredit crunch and slow economy be damned, the soccer world is still spinning from the record-busting $131 million fee Real Madrid is on the verge of pumping into Manchester United's coffers for FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo. That's on top of the $92 million the mysteriously loaded Spaniards already paid for last year's World Player of the Year, Kaká. But there's far more to come in the transfer market. This week, we run through the English Premier League looking at possible transfer targets, and who might be heading for the exit door.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:11:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/11/real.madrid/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/11/real.madrid/index.htmlNine years ago, Florentino Pérez walked into the game and ushered in a new era. Call it "the Galáctico Age," call it "the Zidanes y Pavones experiment," call it the destruction of conventional wisdom, call it what you like.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:37:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/03/12/real.madrid/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gabriele_marcotti/03/12/real.madrid/index.htmlIt was Real Madrid's most humiliating European night in a long, long time. And in some ways, the 4-0 loss to Liverpool on Tuesday hurt more than the 5-0 defeat to Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan team 20 years ago.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828967,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828967,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWinning is the key to financial success for the pro teams of Europe, and spending has become the key to winning. Thus are bubble economies madeSun, 03 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jonah_freedman/05/08/madrid.barcelona/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jonah_freedman/05/08/madrid.barcelona/index.htmlI've lost count of how many times I've heard friends and family whine to me about how foreign a sport soccer is. It's futile to get defensive because they're wrong and right at the same time.Mon, 19 May 2008 16:12:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/world_soccer/04/16/real.madrid/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/world_soccer/04/16/real.madrid/index.htmlReal Madrid's antiquated private jet, La Saeta, will remain grounded at Barajas airport. Not, as the Catalan media gleefully pointed out, because it breaks noise pollution laws and is prohibited from flying over Germany to get to Moscow, but because Real Madrid won't be traveling to the Russian capital at all.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:43:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/best_game/06/12/wahl.best/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/best_game/06/12/wahl.best/index.htmlIf you were going to see your first game at Old Trafford, the fabled Manchester United home known as the Theater of Dreams, you couldn't do much better than the night of April 23, 2003, when Man United met Real Madrid in a Champions League showdown for the ages.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:59:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/world_soccer/06/04/transfer.special/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/world_soccer/06/04/transfer.special/index.htmlEurope's richest clubs are preparing for what is likely to be one of the busiest summers ever in the transfer market. A combination of new television deals, new investors and new coaching regimes means major personnel changes are in the cards.Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:08:00 EDT