Real Madrid has appointed Bernd Schuster as the new coach. He is appointed in the position of Fabio Capello who has recently being sacked.
The German, Bernd Schuster was the coach of another Spainsh side Getafe, and his performance as a coach there was excellent.
The former Madrid player wil coach Real Madrid in the next season and he is already started to think about the upcoming season.
Real Madrid's Italian coach Fabio Capello have been sacked inspite of winning the league after three season.
Real Madrid authority decide to sack him due to non-attacking playing style of the Italian coach.
I am very much disappointed to see this because he done a very good job from my view.
But I think the reason worked for his sacking is that his defensive mentality because Spanish Football is based mainly on attacking play and Real Madrid is one of the team who always want to attack the opposition.
Another reason could be selling David Beckham who was in top form at the end of the league.
According to Jose Mourinho, there are going to be changes at Chelsea in the wake of their Champions League semi-final exit earlier this week. The possibility that the likes of Lampard, Carvalho, Essien and Robben could be up for sale is reported to have aroused the keen interest of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
After failing to lure their top two targets to the club (Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká), Real Madrid are likely to renew last summer's unsuccessful bid to sign Arjen Robben, who is very reasonably priced at €18 million euros.
However they could face competition from their Catalan rivals, who are also rumoured to be interested in signing Essien and Lampard to reinforce their midfield while Frank Rijkaard is also said to be interested in Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho.
Real Madrid's board of directors expressed support for manager Fabio Capello on Monday, a day after the club suffered its fourth loss in six games.
The board met following Madrid's 1-0 loss to Levante, which triggered protests at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium with many in the crowd demanding Capello's resignation. The loss left Read Madrid in fourth place, five points behind league leader FC Barcelona.
"Fabio deserves all our confidence," club sport director Predrag Mijatovic said. "Capello continues as coach and things haven't changed.
"What we have to do is work harder, resolve our sport problems and trust that at the end of the year we'll be happy," added Mijatovic, who played for the club from 1996 to 1999.
Board spokesman Miguel Angel Arroyo told reporters Capello needed more time to carry out his changes.
"He is the only one capable of carrying out the renovation of Real Madrid that we all want," Arroyo said.
Madrid's loss to Levante was its first in history against the small team. Madrid was eliminated from the Copa del Rey last month, beaten by Real Betis in the fifth round.
The team has scored 28 goals in 21 league matches, its fewest in the 16 years.
Madrid was playing its 1,000th league game at the Bernabeu but first since Ronaldo completed a 7.5-million-euro (C$11.5 million) move to AC Milan on Tuesday.
Under Capello, Real Madrid also has seen David Beckham commit to transferring to the Los Angeles Galaxy after the European season is complete. Beckham watched Sunday's game from the stands.
Madrid has not won a trophy since 2003 — its longest drought since the early 1950s. Capello was hired in July as Madrid's sixth coach in three years.
Capello is upset that Beckham signed a five-year deal before telling Real and the former England captain has been told he will not play for the club again. Capello said: "He signed his contract before he spoke with Madrid and for me that doesn't seem right." Beckham did not break any rules because players are free to talk to sign deals when they have less than six months left on their existing contracts. But Capello is also concerned that Beckham is no longer committed to Real because he has a lucrative deal in the US. He added: "I believe that if a player already has a contract elsewhere then it is not correct to count on him anymore. I still haven't spoken to him." Beckham watched Real Madrid's game against Real Zaragoza from the private boxes on Sunday, but his team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooy revealed after the game that he is still on good terms with the squad. Van Nistelrooy said: "Before the game he was in the dressing room, wishing us well, it was good to see. His attitude is always good, caring for the team, for the club. That's what he will keep doing. "As players we care for each other and feel for one another if things happen that are not nice for another one. That's what I had with David. "We try to support him, be there for him as much as we can. We can't change what has happened unfortunately."
Real Madrid boss Fabio Capello still has not spoken to David Beckham about his decision to join LA Galaxy.
Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello admitted that luck played a big role in his team's 1-0 win at Valencia on Sunday.
"They had more chances than we did. We were lucky," the Italian tactician told Real's website after the game.
Skipper Raul netted the winner seven minutes into the second-half after a clever pass from Roberto Carlos as Real held on to the win at the Mestalla.
"Valencia have really pressed during the first half and we had a lot of problems dealing with their pressing intensity," he added.
Capello did however praise his team for holding their own at the Mestalla.
"It's very hard to win here; it had been a year since they (Valencia) last lost here."
He also singled out praise for goal-scorer Raul.
"He played a good game and scored the goal. Truly, the goal was a perfect piece of teamwork in attack."
The win placed Real Madrid in second place in the Primera Liga table with 26 points, three behind leaders Barcelona, but Capello kept his feet on the ground.
"There are still many games to go and many points in play in La Liga," he added.
Ferenc Puskas Biro died on November 17 due to a long illness he had been suffering. He was 79 years old. Puskas was born in Budapest on April 2 1927 and played for Real Madrid between 1958 and 1967. He is considered to be the best goal scorer of the 20th Century and one of the best players in football history. Puskas won five Spanish Leagues and three European Cups with Real Madrid. The whole Madridista family grieves the loss of one of its greatest legends.
Official Announcement from Real Madrid
Heartfelt gratitude, admiration and respect for the late Ferenc Puskas
Real Madrid wish to express their deepest grief for the passing away of Ferenc Puskas, legendary player of our Club from 1958 to 1967 and to convey their heartfelt gratitude, admiration and respect for one of the biggest stars in the history of the Madridista pantheon.
In the minds of all Madridista fans, the name of Puskas is linked to the biggest domestic and international successes of Real Madrid and most specifically to the European Cup. An entire generation grew up watching the feats of this brilliant Hungarian player, his sole mention reminiscent of their younger years, trading picture cards, black and white TV sets and sepia-toned photography.
On this painful hour, Real Madrid wish to thank a person and player that gave everything for his Club, and express their admiration for his footballing talent and their respect for a phenomenal human being.
Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Ferenc Puskas as "a very special player" following news of the legendary Hungarian's death.
The Manchester United manager met Puskas on more than one occasion and was in the crowd when the former Real Madrid star enjoyed one of the most memorable nights of his career. However, while Ferguson will never forget Puskas' four-goal salvo in the 1960 European Cup final win over Eintracht Frankfurt at Hampden Park, a visit to Ibrox three years later also sticks in the mind.
"I was lucky to see Puskas play quite a few times," said Ferguson. "I have many memories of him. I was at the European Cup final in 1960 but I also saw him score the only goal against Rangers at Ibrox, before he got a hat-trick against them when Real scored six in the second leg."
He added: "In his day he was a special player without question, part of that great period for Hungarian football. How they did not win the World Cup in 1954 is beyond me.
"It is sad news. But when a great player like that passes, you can at least reflect on what a great player he was and the great games he played in."
Puskas was part of the 'Magical Magyars' team that became the first Continental side to beat England at Wembley in 1953, a game Ferguson remembers well.
"There was one point when Puskas cut back inside Billy Wright and took him so far out of the game he had to pay three and six to get back into the ground," he laughed.
"He was a marvellous player in a fantastic team. The following month they went to Scotland and beat them as well.
"The European Cup final at Hampden was amazing. He scored four then but he also got three against Benfica in 1962 when Real Madrid lost.
"Can you imagine scoring a hat-trick in a European Cup final and not winning? That is amazing."
Arsène Wenger has paid tribute to Ferenc Puskas, the Hungary and Real Madrid legend who died at the age of 79 on Friday morning.
Puskas led the revered Hungary team of the early 1950s before inspiring Real Madrid to a string of domestic and European trophies. He scored 512 goals in 528 games for the Spanish giants and netted 83 times in 84 international appearances.
"As a player he was absolutely fantastic not only from the very little I saw, but also what people told me," said Wenger at his pre-match press conference on Friday.
"I saw a little bit of him at Real Madrid because I had a black and white television. But people told me he was amazing. The fact that he won what he won and he got the respect from everybody as well tells you a lot.
"It tells you a little bit of what life was like at that time. He was one of the two or three best players in the world and at the end of his life he had nothing to survive on.
"People had to put money together so he could be treated in another way because he had Alzheimer's and that's what life was at that time - greatness and difficult times as well.
"As a coach he had a difficult career, he was ill but we have great respect for him because he was a sensational player."
Puskas, who scored four times in Madrid's famous 7-3 win against Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1960 European Cup Final, was part of the Mighty Magyars side which became the first overseas team to beat England on home soil in 1953.
He was voted the 20th century's sixth best player by the International Federation for Football History and Statistics. Wenger believes Puskas would have been a giant of the game regardless of the era he played in.
"I don't like to compare players from different times but I always say the best from their generation would have adapted and would still be the best today.
"It's difficult to ask if he was better than Zidane but I saw a guy today saying he had the brain of Zidane, the determination of Rooney and the skill of some Arsenal players, so he must have been a hell of a player."
Lyon coach Gerard Houllier believes that Capello's Real Madrid have lost some of the romanticism associated with their game, but are toughter for it.
"This is a different Real Madrid [from the one we played last season]," said Houllier in a press conference on the eve of the game. "But I am not to too focussed on our opponents, because our own team is good.
"Real Madrid will be less romantic, but more solid, more difficult to play. The defensive side is not the same, and they are a top team."
"It is essential to believe in ourselves, and we have the midfield to have a great game," he continued, before going on to say that he believed fully in his relatively young side's prospects.
The former Liverpool boss spoke about how valuable such clashes are for the side's development: "All this will make us more mature for the future."
He insisted that there was a lot of scope to improve despite their strong start to the season: "We have yet to unfold out best game over 90 minutes this season."
Houllier also revealed that he was personally looking forward to Capello's visit, as he shared an "exciting" relation with the Italian: "After my operation, we had a brief encounter, and I had a very exciting time with him."
Finally, he spoke about Diarra's return to le Stade de Gerland: "It will be something unique. Everybody knows that he was adored by me. I know what he can contribute to a team. Tomorrow, our friendship will be on hold for 90 minutes."
Levante coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro is relishing the chance to upset his former club Real Madrid when the two sides meet in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
"I am a little more motivated than usual. They helped me develop and improve and I wish them all the best, but I hope we can come away from the game with the three points," Lopez Caro told a news conference on Friday.
Lopez Caro was promoted from coach of Real's reserves to take charge of the first team after Vanderlei Luxemburgo was sacked in December last year.
He led them to second spot behind Barcelona in the Primera Liga, earning them a place in the Champions League group stage but was given no assurances that he would continue in the post.
Racing Santander appointed him coach in early June but he quit to join promoted Levante a month later after reportedly falling out with the Racing board over their transfer policy.
Levante lost their opening game 4-0 away to Sevilla, but have home advantage to face Fabio Capello's side, who drew 0-0 with Villarreal two weeks ago.
New Real Madrid Fabio Capello arrived in Madrid and finalised and signed his contract on Thursday morning, thus linking the Italian with Real Madrid for the next three years. Furthermore, Capello has brought four of his assistants. This morning, the new Madridista boss was reunited with some old friends, like Honourary President, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Dr. Alfonso del Corral, and General Sporting Director Pedja Mijatovic. It was a special morning for the Italian coach, who has finally returned home.
