Never before has a flight from Egypt to Madrid take so long. It was widely reported that Antonio Conte would make that trip on Sunday evening in anticipation of Julen Lopetegui’s sacking as Real Madrid manager the next morning. Of course, that materialised, with Lopetegui dismissed after just 139 days and 14 games in charge, but Conte has not yet been named his successor.…
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They may be the champions of Europe, but Real Madrid are ninth in the LaLiga table and wouldn’t even qualify for the Europa League if the season was to finish today. Therefore, it was about as surprising as the rising of the sun when the capital city club fired Julen Lopetegui on Monday, with the Basque departing the club after just 137 days in…
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