The Real Madrid Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Real Madrid
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Carlos Guerrero joins the Real Madrid first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Guerrero is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Real Madrid promote Ignacio Ibañez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ignacio Ibañez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Iván Ruiz steps up from the Real Madrid academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Iván Ruiz has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Ricardo Martínez steps up from the Real Madrid academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ricardo Martínez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger
- Squad A season on the outside for Vangelis Pavlidis
- Squad The manager comes out for Jude Bellingham
- Squad Thibaut Courtois is training like a man with a point to make