Real Madrid confirms Toni Kroos’ retirement after Euro 2024, highlighting his key role in the club’s success. Kroos won 22 titles with Real Madrid and achieved major honors with Germany and Bayern Munich. The club expresses gratitude and wishes him well in the future. Eko Hot Blog reports that Real Madrid C. F. confirms that … Read more
Barcelona’s hopes of reaching a seventh successive Copa del Rey final have ended at the quarter-final stage with defeat by Athletic Bilbao. The tight contest was decided in the third minute of stoppage time when Spanish forward Inaki Williams headed past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Barcelona captain Lionel Messi wasted a good late chance when he … Read more
Real Sociedad’s Martin Odegaard scored against his parent club to help send Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey in a thrilling quarter-final. The Norwegian midfielder, who is on a two-year loan, opened the scoring. Alexander Isak netted twice in two minutes, including a superb acrobatic effort, as Sociedad went 3-0 ahead. Marcelo and … Read more
Captain Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona progressed into the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey by thrashing Leganes at the Nou Camp. Barca recovered from their first defeat under boss Quique Setien at Valencia on Saturday by advancing in a competition they have won a record 30 times. Antoine Griezmann and Clement Lenglet both … Read more
Copa del Rey record holders Barcelona survived a scare to beat third tier UD Ibiza 2-1 in the round of 32. Barca, winners of the event 30 times and in four of the past five seasons, rested Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique but started Antoine Griezmann. On a plastic pitch at the Can Misses stadium, … Read more