Tag Archives: James Rodriguez

Coming & Going

13 Jul

It’s that time of year, people. Lots of coming and going… Continue reading

Time For International Duty

20 Mar

International duty is upon us, folks! Call ups and fixture list after the jump. Continue reading

Ready For La Real & More

28 Jan

_he24813The team finished their last training session of the week and the last on before meeting Real Sociedad tomorrow. Continue reading

New Year & Holiday Fun

1 Jan

2017Hope everyone had a lovely New Year’s Eve and have been enjoying the day today. As promised, a bumper crop of what various ‘ballers have been doing on their holidays. There have been engagements, baby announcements, singing in the mirror while dressed in a towel (Cristiano), blue gradient shoes (Sergio), celebrating on a camel (Mateo & Lukita) and a rather ungracious joke about a rival (Toni Kroos, being a bit rude, IMHO).  Let’s dig in! (It’s long so be prepared!) Continue reading

Second Training In Japan

13 Dec

_2rm4321thumbThe team continued preparing for Thursday’s Club World Cup semi-final with a training session at Mitsuzawa Stadium. Continue reading

More Cris, Awards & International Duty

8 Nov

_4am9961_hthumbOh y’all! I cannot concentrate on anything except election returns. Last night I tossed and turned all night and finally got up and went to the polls as soon as they opened at 6 AM to vote. I could not wait one minute longer.  But that means I had to wait a whole buttload longer for results. Argh. Anyhow, Cristiano. Continue reading

International Duty

4 Oct

Well, I’m finally back from Nashville just in time for international duty! 15 of our players have been called up for their national teams. Continue reading

Lifting The Santiago Bernabeu Trophy

16 Aug

WinnersReal Madrid lifted their 11th consecutive Santiago Bernabeu trophy (and 26th overall) but Stade De Reims sure didn’t make it easy! Continue reading

Back To Madrid, Accolades & Families

5 Aug


The team returned to Madrid after Wednesday’s win over Bayern Munich arriving home on Thursday. The game was fun but exhausted (the trip back seemed to take forever). Mygypsyspirit and I spent the following day recovering and hanging out. She left today so I’m getting back to work on things with a very quick catch up.  Continue reading

Surprises, Visitors & Fans

1 Aug

_1RM5986,1Five lucky fans had quite a surprise today. They thought they were winning one of the new kits, but they didn’t realize that they would also be meeting James, Marcelo, Keylor Navas, Lucas and Morata at the Adidas event.  Continue reading