The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

The Ballon d'Or award has released their shortlist of candidates for this year which includes favorites Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The list includes 30 players in Europe but has no Italian players even though they are reigning World Cup champions. Who will win this year's award? Messi is probably ... Read More

There were a full slate of Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) matches in the midweek with the marquee one being Villareal v Real Madrid. Both teams finished near the top of the table last season and this season doesn't appear to be any different. However, Real Madrid has added several ... Read More

The Spanish Primera Division or La Liga begins it 2009-10 Season on Saturday August 29th with Real Madrid and FC Barcelona the clear favorites. Will Real Madrid's spending spree that brought in Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, and Benzema be able to challenge FC Barcelona for the La Liga title? ... Read More

Real Madrid concluded their preseason tour of the United States with a match against Major League Soccer side DC United. The match was at FedEx Field in DC and had a solid crowd of around 70,000. Here's a recap of Sunday's match along with video highlights. Real Madrid cruises past DC ... Read More

Real Madrid started their preseason tour of North America with a trip to BMO Field to play Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. The match is the first of two against MLS teams with the other on Sunday against DC United. All the stars of Real Madrid were available for ... Read More

Real Madrid have already had a busy offseason with the acquisition of two superstars, Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo. Madrid had a disappointing season in which they could never catch Barcelona in La Liga and were dominated by Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League. The team has large profits each season ... Read More

The Kaka deal has been finalized and the transfer fee has broken the previous record set by Zidane, at 59 million Euros. In other news, Pato is in talks with Chelsea about a possible transfer, and Real Madrid are not done as they target Cristiano Ronaldo. Here's a cap of ... Read More

AC Milan star Kaka took a physical in Brazil on Monday before his transfer to Real Madrid can be confirmed. He is in Brazil with the National Team and the deal is expected to be announced. Here is more information the deal. Kaka set to move to Real Madrid AC Milan playmaker ... Read More

AC Milan and Real Madrid are making news as both have expressed interest in signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. In other news, Real Madrid have made a bid for Kaka and a decision should be made by Monday whether the Brazilian star accepts the deal. Chelsea have also been ... Read More

The transfer market continues as Manchester City target another player in Manchester United's Carlos Tevez and AC Milan claim that no deal with Real Madrid is done or even being discussed. Man City have just signed Gareth Barry from Aston Villa and are looking to add Tevez who has shown ... Read More