Pedro Riaño

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My name is Pedro Riaño Martínez and I was the founder of the Madrid-Barcelona.com website, where I have been the director since 2010. Before that, I was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Sport and I directed the magazines Esports Blaugrana, RB, La Saga del Barça and Don Balón. I don't understand soccer without Real Madrid and FC Barcelona as engines of interest for everyone else.

My passion for the last 15 years has been to report on Barça and Real Madrid.

A Barcelona player in the foreground with a gradient background and three players from different teams in circles around him

F.C. Barcelona

'Niño' Lamine Yamal breaks through and leaves Haaland, Bellingham, and Mbappé behind: €402.3M

Lamine Yamal's market value is twice that of Mbappé, €200 million less than the blaugrana

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Real Madrid

He rises in value and Xabi Alonso gives the OK: 'He's the Joselu I was looking for at Real Madrid'

Xabi Alonso finds the perfect complement for Mbappé... and at a bargain price

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Real Madrid

The bomb Real Madrid is slowly cooking up: Florentino aims for the top

Florentino is planning a spectacular signing that has Xabi Alonso's approval

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F.C. Barcelona

Surprise at Camp Nou. Simeone is setting up a tough situation for Hansi Flick: 'He isn't expecting it…

Simeone hopes Barça will send him the player wrapped as a gift

An older man with glasses and a dark suit is next to a young man in a blue and red soccer jersey, against a yellow background.

F.C. Barcelona

Florentino tried to sign Lamine Yamal after the Euro Cup. There was a deal with Jorge Mendes.

'Lamine Yamal is to be looked at, not touched.' That was the response Real Madrid received

Two players wearing goalkeeper uniforms, one in a pink jersey and the other in a blue jacket, pose in a soccer stadium under renovation.

F.C. Barcelona

What Barça keeps quiet about Ter Stegen's knee: Joan García will be the starter

Joan García signs because Deco has promised him the starting position, and there are doubts about Ter Stegen's operated knee

Two people in a montage with a purple background, one of them wearing a white soccer jersey and the other in the foreground with a neutral facial expression.

Real Madrid

'There's confusion about Rodrygo.' Xabi Alonso gives the green light and Madrid looks for a replacement.

Real Madrid is handling a list of five forwards to strengthen the attacking line

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Real Madrid

He's already signed and will play the World Cup with Real Madrid, Florentino accepts the tip

His club was asking for more money to let him play the World Cup with Real Madrid

Two young players, one wearing the Spanish national team uniform and the other in a blue and red jacket, appear against a purple gradient background; the first looks serious and the second covers his mouth with bandaged hands.

F.C. Barcelona

Huijsen tries to get under Lamine Yamal's skin in La Roja: 'Loser culés'

Lamine Yamal and Gavi, at the center of a viral joke about La Roja

F.C. Barcelona

Messi is already shaking up the Club World Cup before it even begins: 'They better get ready'

Messi arrives at the Club World Cup in excellent form

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