Mourinho won La Liga in his second campaign at Real, establishing impressive new records in the championship: the team took an unprecedented 100 points; scored a record 121 goals; won 32 games; earned the most victories, netted the most strikes and took the most points on the road (16, 51, 50); had the most turnarounds (9); and defeated all of its opponents.

With Mourinho at the helm, the Whites have scored 322 goals in 117 official encounters, and he has become the first coach in history to win league titles in Spain, England, Italy and Portugal.

The manager has won La Liga and the Copa del Rey, establishing impressive records at the club and in every championship, therefore prompting his contract to be extended to 2016.

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Real Madrid Class of 2011-2012 Superlatives: ELECTIONS!



time to vote! thanks to everyone for providing the nominees in our last post, along with some very convincing pictorial evidence.

( the poll, below! )

in the spirit of any good high school campaign, it's time for the campaigning, electioneering and outright bribery via picspam.

POLLS WILL CLOSE AT 12 NOON EASTERN TIME ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

have fun!!!

ETA: just writing to tell you that you can change your votes at any time -- all the more reason to campaign for your candidates in the comments. i've already switched my vote for best smile twice -- let the games begin!

...this is going to go well.



It's not a phrase that usually gets said out loud, but you have to feel sorry for Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Real Madrid player has just finished the season of his life, winning Spain's La Liga while vanquishing the club's hated Catalan foes Barcelona.

He scored more goals than he ever has before too, 46 in the league to be precise, and 60 overall. Yet even though Madrid finished nine points clear of second place, it is Barca's Lionel Messi that still gets all the attention.

"Some people say I'm better, other people say it's him, but at the end of the day, they're going to decide who is the best player," Ronaldo told CNN in an exclusive interview before this weekend's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea at Munich's Allianz Arena.

"At the moment ... I think it is me," he laughs.

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source. not even gonna THINK about bringing this interview to fb, although i am ready to batten down the hatches for my man if it winds up there. honestly, i don't think he said anything "shocking," but you know the media is going to have a field day with this.

on another note, i think it's cute how his english has gotten worse since he left manchester.

Feliz Aniversário Carvalho!! (did i get that right? i totally googled it!)

If you leave us this year, I will really miss you and your experience grandpa trex.

well, another season has come and gone, and another squad of madridistas have worn the escudo in times good and bad. in the tradition of high school yearbooks, i humbly present to you...

Real Madrid Class of 2011-2012 Superlatives!



for those of you who didn't attend a high school with a yearbook, the superlatives page lists the members of the outgoing senior class based on specific characteristics: best dressed, class clown, etc. below the cut, i've included an example from the 1960s.

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i propose that we do the same thing for this year's madrid team. now, obviously some categories don't translate from high school to professional sports team, but i've come up with a list of superlatives, based on my own yearbook and a quick google.

here's how it'll work: in the comments of this post, i've started a new thread with each category. comment to that thread with your nomination for that specific superlative. once we've got all the nominations, i'll put together a post and everyone can vote.

if a player has already been nominated for a specific category, you don't need to post their name again or +1 them....we aren't going to actually vote until later. this post is just to draw up the candidate list.

...oh, and if you have a category you think DEFINITELY needs to be included, make a new comment thread of your own and i'll add it to the list!

also, no wank -- this is supposed to be a fun way to recap the season and keep our minds off the looming summer transfer madness!!

mods, if you hate this idea, please let me know and i'll scrap the whole thing.

Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Lozil at HB&B posted this hilariously namebutchered ad for World Football Challenge and I couldn't resist bringing it here for your general amusement



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LINK TO THE CELEBRATIONS




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