Fede Valverde: “Tackling Morata? I don’t know if this got me into the hearts of Madridistas but I’m not proud fouling any opponent. It was a clean foul, I didn’t want to injure him. I owe it to my crest and I will always defend my crest even against the rules of the game.”
20 years ago. Alex Ferguson wondered if Redondo had magnets in his boots. Pierluigi Collina said it was the most beautiful thing he had seen on a football field.
Roberto Carlos: “Galacticos? You would sit in the dressing room, look around you, and see the Balón d’Or winner, the Spanish player of the year, the top scorer in La Liga, the best goalkeeper in the world. To be part of that environment was special. I felt proud.”
The Bernabéu’s so called ‘T4’ will be torn down due to remodeling. It’s called the ‘T4’ because it’s the office where Florentino closed all the big signing including Ronaldo on August 31, 2002, Cristiano, Kaka, Benzema, Kroos, Keylor and Hazard among others.
Casemiro: “When I go to sleep I think: 'I have done my best, I am very calm because I have given everything'. That has to be brought to life, not just football. Then you can win or lose, but you always have to do your best.”