How Simeone motivated Atletico’s second-half comeback against Girona
The unauthorized retelling of Diego Simeone's halftime team talk.
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Antoine Griezmann plainly avoids congratulating Champions League winner Raphael Varane with rest of…
Club rivalries hilariously bleed into national team activities It’s often asserted that when national teams convene, club rivalries are put aside. Antoine Griezmann isn’t having that, though. When…
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ICYMI: Stefan Savic frustrated Cristiano with a brilliant goal-line clearance
The best save this weekend wasn’t made by a goalie By the 31st minute of this past Saturday’s Madrid derby, there were already great keeper saves and defensive…
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Jan Oblak makes incredible triple save to help Atletico to Champions League quarterfinals
Even Iker Casillas’ emojis were impressed (Atletico Madrid/Twitter) Atletico Madrid held Bayer Leverkusen to a 0–0 draw, allowing them to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals on…
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Fernando Torres gives us the gift of hope
An important life lesson in the form of a spectacular overhead kick (Atletico Madrid/Twitter) One question has followed Fernando Torres throughout his career: “How did he do that?”…
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The many crimes of Jesús Gil
How a talkshow host / small-town mayor / convicted criminal /sausage enthusiast stole Spain’s third-largest soccer team illustrations by Miguel Valenzuela This feature appears in Howler Issue 11.…
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Luis Suarez doesn’t want footballers talking about all the things he does to them on the pitch
Following a challenge that left his opponent with a bloody hole in his foot, Luis Suarez reportedly shouted “You dived, clown!” at Atletico Madrid’s Filipe Luis. Shortly…
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If it continued… (Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid, Champions League final redux)
The 2016 Champions League final ended with a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty and a lot of utterly exhausted players. But what if the match had not gone to…
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The memorable images of the 2016 Champions League final
Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid on penalties to lift the Champions League trophy for the second time in three years. Though much of the game was utterly…
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Sergio Ramos compares Champions League final to sex because he’s Sergio Ramos
In what can only be seen as an attempt to fuel the production of fan fiction about himself, Sergio Ramos has compared playing in the Champions League…
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Diego Simeone sent off for harnessing the power of extra balls
Diego Simeone has proven himself to be a true master of organizing the perfect defense. And during Atletico Madrid’s match against Malaga, she demonstrated that sometimes the…
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The redemption of Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres’ career can be divided into two distinct parts: before he was sold to Chelsea for a then British record £50 million and after. In the…