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GENT, BELGIUM – FEBRUARY 17: Kenny Saief of KAA Gent is challenged by Christian Traesch of Wolfsburg during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg match between KAA Gent and VfL Wolfsburg at Ghelamco Arena on February 17, 2016 in Gent, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Round of 16 Champions League 2nd legs start this week

The UEFA Champions League is drawing closer to the quarterfinals as the second leg of the round-of-16 starts with some exciting matches. The first is Real Madrid against Roma, as Real tries to add on to their 2-0 lead at home in the Santiago Bernabéu. The other game is Gent and Wolfsburg, and what a […]

MADRID, SPAIN – JANUARY 04: Real Madrid CF president Florentino Perez (R) poses for a picture with Zinedine Zidane (L) as new Real Madrid head coach at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on January 4, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Has Zinedine Zidane Awoken the Stuttering Giant?

Since taking over at on January 4th, Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid are undefeated with a point total of 17 from a possible 21 (or 2.43/game). That form would have them in 2nd place with 61 points if it had been for the entire season. Their form is even more incredible when you look at their […]

during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg match between AS Roma and Real Madrid CF at Stadio Olimpico on February 17, 2016 in Rome, Italy.

Champions League: Real Madrid punish Roma, as Wolfsburg survive Gent comeback

Real Madrid 2, Roma 0 What started out as a boring first half in the Champions League with no shots on target for either team quickly turned into an exciting and open second half thanks to Christiano Ronaldo’s first away goal in months. Jese added another goal later in the second half as Roma were […]

<> at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on January 31, 2016 in Madrid, Spain.

Video: Christiano Ronaldo scores an away goal to put Madrid up 1-0

Christiano Ronaldo made headlines in the build-up to today’s match against AS Roma in the Champions League. He walked out on a press conference after being asked about his poor away goal record in recent months. Ronaldo was criticised by many for acting a bit arrogant in answer the question before walking off. In the second […]

MADRID, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 13: James Rodriguez (R) of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their second goal with teammate Cristiano Ronaldo (L) during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Athletic Club at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on February 13, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Chelsea, PSG and Real Madrid headline the start of the Champions League knockout stage

Finally, after a lengthy hiatus, the UEFA Champions League is upon us and we have some appetizing matches to preview as teams will battle to reach the quarterfinals. 32 Flags will focus on this week’s matches to see what we can expect from each game. Benfica vs. Zenit St. Petersburg Benfica comes into this match […]

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – MAY 10: Alexandre Pato #11 of Sao Paulo celebrates their second goal during the match between Sao Paulo and Flamengo for the Brazilian Series A 2015 at Morumbi stadium on May 10, 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)

World Football: Winners and losers of the January transfer window

The January transfer window has come to a rather lackluster end. There usually aren’t a lot of earth shattering deals made in January, but this season was especially quiet. That didn’t mean this wasn’t a busy transfer window, but many moves were made by midtable and/or teams in relegation fights looking to move up a […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Leicester City at St Mary’s Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Southampton, England.

32 Flags rates the legitimacy of transfer rumors 1/28/16 edition

There’s one week left in the January transfer window and teams are finally starting to realize that all those holes that need filling aren’t filling themselves. Therefore teams are finally starting to conduct some business, and with the deadline fast approaching, the rumors are getting hot. Let’s start with Chelsea who are finally starting to […]

MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 21: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid reacts after FC Barcelona scored their 2nd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 21, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

32 Flags rates the legitimacy of this weeks transfer rumors 1/7/16 edition

The transfer window is now underway and clubs are wasting no time starting the wheeling and dealing. There have been plenty of moves so far but nothing major, however that hasn’t stopped the big names from constantly appearing on the rumors of the back pages, despite the fact that most of them won’t even consider […]

MADRID, SPAIN – JANUARY 04: Real Madrid CF president Florentino Perez (R) poses for a picture with Zinedine Zidane (L) as new Real Madrid head coach at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on January 4, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Is Zinedine Zidane the solution to Real Madrid’s title woes?

There’s no mistaking what the goal is at Real Madrid each and every year — beat arch-rival Barcelona and win the La Liga title. While there have been wins over Barca, Los Blancos have not won a La Liga crown since the 2011-12 season. Real Madrid have also failed to rack up the Copa Del […]

MADRID, SPAIN – OCTOBER 25: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF controls the ball during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 25, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

PIC: Real Madrid 2016-17 home kit leaked

Real Madrid’s home kit was leaked and I’m assuming you could have guessed what it looked like before it was leaked. Thanks to footyheadlines.com, the new Real Madrid kit is the traditional white with the trademark Adidas stripes. The only noticeable differences is that Adidas is putting the three stripes down the sides of all […]

MADRID, SPAIN – DECEMBER 20: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his team’s 2nd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at estadio Santiago Bernabeu on December 20, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

WATCH: Real Madrid decimates Rayo, Gareth Bale scores four

What started off as a very competitive match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano could not have ended on a worse note for Rayo as Real Madrid went to town on them, thanks in part to Gareth Bale. Real went up ahead in the first three minutes with a goal by Danilo and it looked […]

MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 21: Rafael Benitez of Real Madrid CF checks the time prior to start the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 21, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Real Madrid face possible expulsion from Copa del Rey for playing ineligible player

For Real Madrid fans, they couldn’t possibly think of anything worse than losing to Barcelona 4-0 at home a couple weeks ago. That was, until today when they discovered something much, much worse. As Real Madrid faced Spanish third division team Cadiz CF in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, everyone expected Real Madrid to run […]

MADRID, SPAIN – OCTOBER 25: Isco of Real Madrid CF tackles Lionel Messi of Barcelona during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 25, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

What an El Clasico win this weekend means to Barcelona

El Clasico is tomorrow and is one of the most viewed games in the world. On top of this being one of the biggest rivalry games in the world, it almost always becomes a critical game to determine the La Liga winner so each team needs three points. Earlier today, we wrote about what an […]

MADRID, SPAIN – OCTOBER 25: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF controls the ball during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 25, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

What an El Clasico win this weekend means to Real Madrid

El Clasico is tomorrow and is one of the most viewed games in the world. On top of this being one of the biggest rivalry games in the world, it almost always becomes a critical game to determine the La Liga winner so each team needs three points. Later today, we’ll write about what an […]

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