Antonio Rudiger News

A disciplinary investigation has been launched after Real Madrid 's Antonio Rudiger accused Pachuca defender Gustavo Cabral of racially abusing him in a Club World Cup match, FIFA has confirmed.

Rudiger reacted to something Cabral said to him during an exchange of words in stoppage time of Madrid's 3-1 win by raising a complaint to Brazilian referee Ramon Abatti Abel.

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has learnt his fate for throwing ice at the referee during Real Madrid's Copa del Rey final defeat. Rudiger had to be restrained as the official sent him off.

Arsenal humbled Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals with the French centre-back playing every minute in both legs and he has caught the eye of the Spanish giants.

The Germany centre back was shown a red card after growing frustrated and throwing an ice pack towards referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the 3-2 defeat by Barcelona.

The defender lost his cool and received a red card for throwing an ice pack towards referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea after arguing against a decision in their Copa Del Rey loss to Barcelona

The former Chelsea star received a red card for throwing an ice pack towards referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea after objecting to a decision in the closing stages of their 3-2 loss.

The 17-year-old played 120 minutes for his side in the final at the Estadio de La Cartuja, with Madrid shown three red cards and Jude Bellingham restrained as chaos ensued.

Myles Lewis-Skelly took to social media to poke fun at Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger after Arsenal's 2-1 win in the Champions League over Los Blancos on Wednesday.

Madrid are at a crunch point of their season as they face failing to win either the Champions League or LaLiga this term, finding themselves up against it in both competitions.

Mbappe was accused of touching his genitals in a derogatory manner, Vinicius Jr allegedly clashed with Atletico fans during and after the game, while Rudiger is said to have made a gesture.

The Spanish giants are due to travel to the Emirates next Tuesday, before hosting Arsenal in the return leg eight days later, but have been left sweating on the availability of four stars.

UEFA announced on Thursday that they are investigating the behaviour of four Real players following their last-16 victory over arch-rivals Atletico Madrid earlier this month.

Carlo Ancelotti is confident that the four Real Madrid players under investigation will be cleared of any wrongdoing ahead of their Champions League quarter-final with Arsenal.

MIKE KEEGAN: Arsenal could be set for a huge boost - with FOUR Real Madrid players to be investigated ahead of their Champions League quarter-final.

The midfielder made the move in the opposite direction when he signed for the Blues in the summer of 2023. The Frenchman would go on to make 217 appearances for the west London club.

The Real Madrid star played the full 90 minutes as Germany came from behind to win their Nations League quarter-final first leg and take a major step towards the last four.

Guardiola has expressed his disgust at TV pundit Carragher after he appeared to question whether Haaland skipped Wednesday's game in Madrid because he was scared of Antonio Rudiger.

Pep Guardiola 's band is set and fully focused on facing the reigning Champions League title holders - who will arrive at the Etihad Stadium with an injury-hit squad without several defenders.

In a week that's been dominated by talk of Jude Bellingham's underwhelming form, it was Vinicius Jnr who made the headlines after scoring a hat-trick for Los Blancos.

Real Madrid and Germany defender Antonio Rudiger believes one Premier League duo make up the best centre-back partnership in the world right now.

Enrick scored his first goal in Europe's elite competition with a powerful long-range strike into the bottom corner after ignoring the option to pass to Mbappe and Vinicius Jnr.

Real Madrid and Brazil forward Rodrygo continued to produce the goods on the field as he scored the only goal for his country in a 1-0 win over Ecuador on Saturday.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti (inset) has claimed there has been no falling out between Antonio Rudiger and Endrick after footage emerged showing the pair locked in a training pitch drill.

Merino headed home in the 119th minute to knock out the tournament hosts in breathtaking fashion before heading over to the corner flag at the Stuttgart Arena.

The round of 16 brought us glorious moments - the Jude Bellingham's goal, the shock of champions Italy being sent packing, and the attacking masterclass of the Netherlands.

Germany needed only 10 minutes to take the lead through Florian Wirtz, before going in 3-0 and a man up at the break thanks to Jamal Musiala's emphatic strike and Kai Havertz's penalty.

Germany - hosts of this summer's Euros - got the ball rolling with an authoritative performance against Scotland on Friday night, with Julian Nagelsmann's side getting off to the perfect start.

It was a miserable commencement to the tournament for Scotland, who had Ryan Porteous sent off just before half time.

STEVE CLARKE begged the Tartan Army to keep the faith after five-star Germany inflicted a night of Euro embarrassment on Scotland.

The Reds defender had previously played down injury fears after coming off early during a training session earlier this week, but takes up the armband on Friday evening.

Rudiger had reportedly pulled the striker down repeatedly during a crossing drill in a training session. Aftter a strong challenge, Fullkrug laid on the ground and started swearing at Rudiger.

The German international produced a solid performance at the back as Real Madrid won the trophy for a 15th time, beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0.

Antonio Rudiger hilariously thanked the VAR monitor on his triumphant trek off the Santiago Bernabeu pitch on Wednesday night, fresh footage has shown.

A newly-revealed angle of the controversial offside incident which denied Bayern Munich a late equaliser against Real Madrid, a call which Thomas Tuchel branded 'an absolute disaster'. 

The Bundesliga giants crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night, as Los Blancos booked their place in next month's final at Wembley after two late goals from Joselu.

It initially appeared as though Joselu's second goal was going to be ruled out for offside, Ferdinand revealed that he had planned a celebration with Rudiger.

Real Madrid's Joselu scored twice in the final minutes as they fought back from the brink of elimination to reach the Champions League final with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg win.

Rudiger will be hoping to help Real Madrid past Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals, while Mbappe and PSG face another German opponent in Borussia Dortmund.

PETE JENSON: Kane joining Bayern Munich just before their run of 11 straight Bundesliga titles came to an end also felt like him having taken a wrong turn.

Jude Bellingham was awarded with the 2024 Laureus World Sports Breakthrough of the Year prize in recognition of his startling season for Real Madrid and England.

SAMI MOKBEL: Ex-Blues players Antonio Rudiger and Tammy Abraham were also mentioned in court as individuals who could become figures of interest in the case.

El Clasico may be the biggest fixture in Real Madrid's calendar but Antonio Rudiger didn't seem to be feeling the pressure ahead of Sunday's clash at the Bernabeu.

Jurgen Klopp was left holding a fake contract signed by iShowSpeed after Liverpool's FA Cup exit last month. 

Led by the popular broadcast team of Kate Abdo, Jamie Carragher , Thierry Henry and Micah Richards, Real Madrid's win over Man City was the most-watched quarter-final of all time on the network.

There are only 20 teams in the Premier League. So to consider offering a quarter of those clubs places in the Champions League feels a little like an insult to the values and heritage of the competition.

PETE JENSON: In the summer of 2019 Real Madrid paid 100m euros for Eden Hazard, a disastrous piece of business that would end up costing them closer to 150m.

IShowSpeed caused some mayhem whilst attending Manchester City's Champions League exit to Real Madrid on Wednesday night.

Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin saved spot-kicks from Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic early in the shoot-out before Antonio Rudiger stepped up to put the Spaniards through.

Antonio Rudiger appeared to tell Andriy Lunin which way Mateo Kovacic would send his penalty before the goalkeeper made a vital save to help Real Madrid beat Manchester City on Wednesday night.

OLIVER HOLT AT ETIHAD STADIUM: After an attritional tie It took a dramatic roller-coaster of a penalty shoot-out to decide this quarter-final but Real Madrid prevailed.

JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: Real Madrid advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League after beating Manchester City 4-3 on penalties at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Haaland boasts a superb return of 82 goals in 90 appearances for City since the start of last season and Carragher acknowledges that he is a 'world-class finisher'.

IAN LADYMAN: By all accounts Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger was pretty pleased with the way he handled Manchester City's Erling Haaland in the Bernabeu.

When Real Madrid visit the Etihad for their Champions League quarter-final second-leg on Wednesday, Grealish will likely want to keep as far away from the Germany international as possible.

JACK GAUGHAN: The Bernabeu was the scene of an all-timer in a competition - when it reaches these stages - that is just like no other in the world of sport.

City played their part in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final first-leg which saw six different players on the scoresheet, with a further three stars chipping in with assists.

European champions Manchester City were held to a breathtaking 3-3 draw with Los Blancos in the Spanish capital, in a feast of stunning strikes and end-to-end football in the Champions League.

According to L'Equipe's scathing ratings, the Norwegian 'is not progressing enough in the way he connects to City's game' as he was judged 'flop of the match'.

The Real Madrid team that was beaten 5-1 on aggregate in last season's Champions League semi-final by Manchester City has had a major midfield upgrade since that demolition at the Etihad. 

Earlier this month, Rudiger, a devout Muslim, posted a photo on Instagram of himself in a white robe on a prayer mat pointing the index finger of his right hand towards the sky.

Antonio Rudiger and the German Football Association (DFB) are taking legal action after the Germany star was linked to a terrorist organisation.

PETE JENSON: Arsenal's Kai Havertz outdid superstar Kylian Mbappe as the Euro 2024 hosts Germany beat France in Lyon.

Ramadan began on the evening of Sunday March 10 and will run until April 9, and is a period in which those observing will refrain from eating or drinking from dawn until dusk for an entire month.

PETE JENSON AT THE SANTIAGO BERNABEU: Real Madrid fans showed Jude Bellingham their support at the Santiago Bernabeu, and Vincius made sure the team didn't miss him.

PETE JENSON: Former Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric rolled back the years to score the winner in Real Madrid's narrow victory over Sergio Ramos' Sevilla on Sunday.

Rudiger lost his regular starter status under Lampard and deputised for Lampard's preferred pairing of Kurt Zouma and Andreas Christensen.

The 35-year-old captioned his post: 'Always stay ready, then you don't need to get ready' followed by an hourglass emoji further teasing a potential return.

PETE JENSON: Real Madrid allowed two points to slip away in injury time at the Santiago Bernabeu when Marcos Llorente got a late equalizer for Atletico Madrid .

The comments made by the club's official channel come after Xavi responded to the recent VAR controversy which occurred during Madrid's 3-2 win over Almeria.

Real secured a dramatic comeback against LaLiga's bottom side - who are yet to win a game this season - after going 2-0 down, with Jude Bellingham , Vinicius and Dani Carvajal all scoring.

Second half goals from Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and a 99th minute winner from Dani Carvajal helped to ensure Carlo Ancelotti's side kept pace with Girona in the title race.

ATLETICO MADRID 4-2 REAL MADRID - PETER JENSON: Griezmann scored a brilliant 100th minute winner to settle a raucous, anarchic six-goal Madrid-derby cup last-16 game.

Kepa Arrizabalaga is worried he will be sent back to Chelsea this summer after struggling for form at Real Madrid. Kepa had a night to forget during Real Madrid's clash with Atletico.

The wife of Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin has taken a dig at Kepa Arrizabalaga after the Spaniard's error-strewn display against rivals Atletico. 

Rudiger has gained a reputation for his unconventional approach against opposition forwards, with his latest antics coming against Morata in the Spanish Super Cup.

PETE JENSON: Atletico Madrid took the lead when Mario Hermoso rose unmarked to head in Griezmann's corner on seven minutes.

PETE JENSON: Things get no better for Sevilla, homegrown Athletic are in the Champions League places, and Mason Greenwood will serve a suspension after a red card.

The former Arsenal playmaker scored 33 goals in 184 appearances for the Gunners and boasts a number of top trophies to his name including the World Cup.