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Injured Real Madrid star will be ready and available for the World Cup – Romano
Real Madrid were dealt a double blow earlier this week as it was confirmed that both Eder Militao and Arda Guler were sidelined with hamstring injuries.
Both players will not play for the team again this season which comes as a bitter blow for Alvaro Arbeloa & co., whose La Liga title hopes are hanging by a thread.
Guler to be back for the World Cup
Now, providing an update on the situation, Fabrizio Romano reports that Guler will recover and be ready and available in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The versatile midfielder’s injury is not expected to hurt his chances of representing Turkey at the summer extravaganza in North America.
This will come as a huge relief for the Turkish national team, for Guler is one of their most important players and having him at the World Cup will be key to their chances of advancing in the tournament.
Turkey are part of Group D at the World Cup and begin their campaign on 14 June against Australia, before facing Paraguay on 20 June and hosts USA six days later.
It gives Guler around six to seven weeks to fully recover from his injury and get back in shape for the tournament.
So far this season, the 21-year-old playmaker has featured 50 times for Real Madrid, scoring six and assisting 14 goals.
He has 28 caps for the Turkish national team, in which he has found the back of the net on six occasions and recording seven assists, one of which came in the World Cup qualification playoffs semi-final against Romania last month.
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Real Madrid resolve their pitch problems as the Bernabeu surface returns to good condition
After years of problems with the pitch, Real Madrid now believe that those issues are now a thing of the past, reports MARCA.
For several seasons, the playing surface at the Santiago Bernabeu had become one of Real Madrid’s biggest headaches. Five pitch changes in a single season, paint used to disguise its poor appearance on television and criticism from all sides.
The club had been trying to solve the problem for some time and now, they believe they have finally found an answer.
The Bernabeu begins to put its turf problems behind it
The latest operation was accelerated following the NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and the Commanders, forcing the club to replace the playing surface in just 72 hours to meet the deadline last season. This time, however, there was an important difference.
After establishing that the underlying structure was in good condition, Real Madrid decided to retain the existing turf panels and hybrid stitching system rather than remove everything and start again.
The new grass was installed over the existing base after being cultivated for several months. The variety selected was RyeBlue Deportivo, a high-performance mixture consisting of 50% perennial ryegrass and 50% Poa pratensis.
Real Madrid hoped the combination would provide a definitive solution. The club’s groundskeeping team has since refined the maintenance process, and the results are encouraging.
The Bernabeu is now in a condition that satisfies the club, and there are no plans to make further changes to the playing surface during the season.
It is the outcome Real Madrid have been pursuing for years, following a situation that eventually concerned the players themselves.
Major concerts remain the Bernabeu’s outstanding challenge
While the pitch problem appears to have been brought under control, the return of major concerts remains the Bernabeu’s biggest unresolved issue.
Real Madrid have spent months working to address the noise problems that forced them to suspend large-scale concerts.
The work has included soundproofing improvements and other measures designed to prevent noise from escaping the stadium. However, there is still no confirmed date for the return of major events.
Real Madrid believe the work carried out has brought the stadium closer to an optimal level of sound insulation.
Several areas have been reinforced to reduce noise escaping outside, with particular attention paid to entrances, enclosures and other points through which sound waves could travel.
The structural soundproofing work is understood to be nearing completion, with final architectural finishing work and official sound-emission tests still outstanding.
In the meantime, Real Madrid are exploring ways to make a return to large-scale events more feasible.
The aim is to make full use of the improvements already completed and establish a model that allows the club to revive an activity that was one of the major commercial attractions of the renovated stadium.
Until that becomes possible, Real Madrid continue to explore other ways of generating revenue from the Bernabeu. Corporate events, award ceremonies, conferences and private celebrations remain among the alternatives.
For Real Madrid, resolving the pitch issue is a significant step forward. Restoring large-scale entertainment to the Bernabeu remains the next major objective.
