The team continued their preparations for the weekend. Pepe & The Baby joined the group.
Marcelo & Casemiro got back to Madrid at about 5 AM and still showed up for running drills. Dedication! James will be back tomorrow. (Full training video)
So, some bad news. FIFA rejected our appeal (and Atleti’s) and that means we have to serve a transfer ban until the winter window 2017/2018. Of course, RM won’t take that laying down so we’ve released an official statement and we’re taking it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. This is gonna be fun…not.
So, some good news! We’ve had 11 years of Sese!
All the glitter, the tattoos, the neon and that big beautiful head of his. Happy Anniversary Mr. 92:48, it would not be the same without you!
– Lozil
Of Headbands and Heartbreak
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Of Headbands and Heartbreak... 
I love my Pony. But, how could you leave out his terrible fashion choices, his terrible taste in hair styles and colours too? I hope he stays with us for a long, long time.
Because I had worked a 13 hour day? I was pretty exhausted and I thought ‘glitter’ & ‘neon’ would suffice as shorthand to cover all his fashion disasters. I just didn’t have the energy to do a full dissection. I hope he stays with us for a long, long time too.