UPDATE: Bernd Schuster has been given a vote of confidence by Real Madrid.

Mijatovic said,

"We have one of the best squads in the world and I am convinced that we can finish the year with a title,".

"We have only played 11 games in the league and we are close to the top. We have total faith in our coach. We are all very happy with him. In recent games we have done as we have wished. Not only us, but him as well. We want to transmit calm and confidence to the fans." 

EARLIER TODAY:

Pedja Mijatovic, Real Madrid's sporting director, is going to have a press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium tonight at 19:00 CET in which he'll talk about current issues at the club and many newspapers in Spain have speculated that he might announce a possible sacking of coach Bernd Schuster.

Real haven't provided any details on their official website so it would be interesting to see what this is all about.

What do you think?

AS reveals that Andrei Arshavin could possibly move to Real Madrid in January on a six-month loan deal if his club, Zenit St Petersburg, agrees to negotiate and put him down at a reasonable price.

"How could I not want to go to Real Madrid, it's a great team, one of the best," Arshavin told the AS sports newspaper published on Wednesday.

"The only thing that I have said is that I want to leave Zenit next year at all costs" and "I think by the start of 2009 I will definitely be with another team.

"I have not come out in favor of another club. The most important thing now is not whether Real Madrid wants me or not, but rather if Zenit will let me leave,"

Real Madrid along with Barcelona and Tottenham tried to sign the striker last summer but Zenit's asking price was ridiculously high.

It would be really strange that someone would pay 25 million euros ($31 million) for me. The main thing is to put me down at a reasonable price," Arshavin continued.

Champions League grp. H

17 Sep 08 - 20:45 CET

Real Madrid - BATE Borisov

The Champions League is back! The trophy we all desire, the trophy that we have won 9 times - that we have won more than any club on earth, but will this year be our tenth's cub? Well, it is too early to say, but if there is one thing obvious then it is that we need to win every single match no matter who we are playing.

Thats being said, the Champions League is the toughest club-level championship in the world. Europe's best teams...

Real Madrid put on a spectacular show as they smashed Numancia 4-3 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

We certainly saw a massive improvement in our midfield with the return of Rafael Van Der Vaart who scored a fantastic goal. Second-captain, Guti was in also a good form tonight as he scored Real's first goal of the match and the club's 5,000th in the League.

Schuster started with Casillas in goal, Salgado, Pepe, Metzelder and Marcelo in defense while Diarra started alongside Guti in midfield.

The German trainer opted for VDV to...

I love OleOle. I love its concept, its site, the freedom it gives and these are only a few reasons why it is just so awesome. I also love Joe (who always has to put up with my annoying e-mails) and I love Mr.Knittle for creating such a project and for giving me the honor to be part of it.

As such, I'm working hard to ensure that Real Madrid has the best presence it deserves on OleOle. I have been editing a few player profiles but since Real Madrid is such a big and presteigous club, it needs a hell of a time and effort in order to complete all realmadrid-related profiles on OleOle.

Just to get to the point, I was wondering, that you, my fellow Madridistas, would help with editing and completing player profiles. It is not an easy task especially for one person, but we would just team up and we will hopefully then have a comprehnsive encyclopedia just...

UPDATE 2: Squad List for tonight's game has been announced:

Bernd Schuster has included all his men on the squad list for tonight's game, save for Javier Saviola, Wesley Sneijder and Míchel Salgado, who are injured.

Squad list:
Goalkeepers: Casillas, Dudek, Codina
Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Miguel Torres, Gabriel Heinze, Pepe, Cannavaro, Javi García, Marcelo, Metzelder
Midfielders: De la Red, Diarra, Gago, Van deer Vart, Robinho, Robben, Drenthe, Guti
Forwards: Higuaín, Van Nistelrooy, Raúl

Club Friendlies, 27 Aug 08 - 20:00 BST

Real Madrid - Sporting CP

UPDATE: Real play Sporting Lisboa tomorrow night at...

Review:

Last night I had to visit someone and therefore I missed the match. From the reports and your comments, it seems that the defense sucked badly. I expected that with the absence of Pepe and Cannavaro.

I also heard that Robinho was crap. Not good for him, but If he was pretending to be crap to move to Chelsea, then he must be a jackass.

Anyway, I apologize for not providing more in-depth analysis, but boys, you all kick ass so please provide them in the comment section and I will include them here in the post.

UPDATE: here are my favorite comments so far, please...

Morning everyone,

After two days off at the beach in sunny Rome, here I am back in businuss. I thought that I missed a lot, but clearly, there hasn't been that much.

Robinho's situation looks to be quite at the moment with Real refusing to negotiate with Chelsea. Ramon Calderon has stated during an interview with BBC that Robinho is definitely going nowhere. He said that Bernd Schuster insists that the Brazilian international is an integral part of his squad and there isn't any replacments for him and there won't be as such a player is very difficult to replace.

Personally, I have always critisized Real Madrid for their treatment of Robinho. I myself have felt many times that he was undervalued, but you can't say for sure what has been going on between himself and the club unless you are...

Several English newspapers report that Ramon Calderon has turned his attention to Arsenal's brilliant midfielder, Cesc Fabregas. With Ronaldo still being with Man UTD, Calderon is seemingly tired of him and now wants to try with Fabregas, one of the players he promised to sign when he was campaigning for presidency.

Arsene Wenger, Arsenal's manager, has said many times that Fabregas is going no where, and to be honest, it is pretty difficult to sign him especially right now after Arsenal sold Gilberto Silva, Mathieu...

Although Hamburg has officially refused Real Madrid's bid for Van Der Vaart, it has been confirmed to several Spanish newspapers that the Dutch man will soon join the team. A few days ago, Ramon Calderon, confirmed the news too and he said that Van Der Vaart would arrive for a fee in the region of €6 million.

One the other hand, the German club can do nothing about it as the Dutchman's contract expires next season and then he can go to any club, so it would be logical for them just to collect some cash now. Technically, Van Der Vaart is a good player, pretty much like Sneijder, as we saw him in the Euro,...