{"id":20383,"date":"2026-05-10T07:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/20383\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T07:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:05:08","slug":"a-week-of-chaotic-drama-at-real-madrid-marseille-prague-and-southampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/20383\/","title":{"rendered":"A week of chaotic DRAMA at Real Madrid, Marseille, Prague and Southampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The best football posts from social media this week as chaos descended on Real Madrid, Marseille and Prague, while another Spygate scandal hit the Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Real dominated the news cycle this week when it emerged that Jose Mourinho is the favourite to become their next manager at the same time as <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/3893765\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kylian Mbappe;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kylian Mbappe&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kylian Mbappe<\/a> caused a stir when he was photographed on holiday with his girlfriend. Fans didn\u2019t take too kindly to the French superstar jetting off in the middle of a disappointing campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But that wasn\u2019t even the biggest story of the week, as <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/3871591\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aurelien Tchouameni;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aurelien Tchouameni&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aurelien Tchouameni<\/a> knocked out <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/732621\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fede Valverde;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Fede Valverde&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fede Valverde<\/a> after the pair got into a dressing room tussle.<\/p>\n<p>Although this happened behind closed doors, El Chiringuito has done everyone a massive favour by recreating it using AI. This is the one time I can get behind artificially generated slop.<\/p>\n<p>The Madrid Zone, an aggregator account covering everything Real, has been on a generational heater this week. Their use of block capitals is a sight to behold.<\/p>\n<p>I think Alvaro Arbeloa\u00a0might have lost the dressing room. Just a hunch.<\/p>\n<p>All of it makes the Madrid boss VERY SAD.<\/p>\n<p>With all of this going on, it\u2019s possible you missed the utter anarchy at Marseille, where a team retreat turned into something resembling a reformatory for delinquent teens. Former <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/arsenal\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arsenal;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Arsenal&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> striker <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/375201\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a> reportedly unloaded a fire extinguisher into the room of a team official.<\/p>\n<p>If that wasn\u2019t chaotic enough for you, then check out what happened in Prague on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Slavia supporters stormed the pitch, lobbing flares at the Sparta players and fans. They got their own title-winning game abandoned with less than four minutes of stoppage time remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton have been accused of cheating by Middlesbrough after one of their employees was caught spying on a training session ahead of the play-off semi-finals. Boro fans made hay while the sun shone.<\/p>\n<p>Saints manager Tonda Eckert got tired of all the questions about Spygate 2.0 and walked out of his press conference after Saturday\u2019s goalless draw with Boro.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a youth match in Brazil got way out of hand and resulted in a player racing from the bench to dropkick an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola is hoping for a favour from <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/west-ham\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:West Ham United;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;West Ham United&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham United<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Probably the most cringeworthy thing we\u2019ve ever seen at a football match.<\/p>\n<p>Read \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thefootballfaithful.com\/%f0%9f%93%88-power-rankings-man-city-stumble-psg-take-top-spot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Power Rankings: Man City stumble, PSG take top spot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Power Rankings&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Power Rankings: Man City stumble, PSG take top spot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports have been EXPOSED for their LIES.<\/p>\n<p>This is how you run a football club\u2019s social media account.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Dyche has been a brilliant addition to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>A lovely moment between <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/liverpool\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Liverpool;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Liverpool&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> fan Sean Cox and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/3862743\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mo Salah;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mo Salah&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mo Salah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After an uninspiring draw with <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/chelsea\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chelsea;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chelsea&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>, it\u2019s fair to say Liverpool fans are fed up of Arne Slot.<\/p>\n<p>Read \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thefootballfaithful.com\/slot-ngumoha-liverpool-fans-boo-sub\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Slot explains Ngumoha decision as Liverpool fans boo substitution;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Slot explains Ngumoha decision as Liverpool fans boo substitution&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Slot explains Ngumoha decision as Liverpool fans boo substitution<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They are going to great lengths to replace the Dutchman.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/bournemouth\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bournemouth;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bournemouth&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bournemouth<\/a> are enjoying one hell of a season.<\/p>\n<p>Read \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefootballfaithful.com\/the-english-players-with-the-goal-contributions-in-champions-league-knockout-ties\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:English players with the most goal contributions in Champions League knockouts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;English players with the most goal contributions in Champions League knockouts&quot;}\" class=\"link \">English players with the most goal contributions in Champions League knockouts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See Also \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefootballfaithful.com\/5%ef%b8%8f%e2%83%a3-spicy-fixtures-you-must-watch-this-weekend-%f0%9f%8c%b6-55\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Five spicy fixtures you must watch this weekend;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Five spicy fixtures you must watch this weekend&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Five spicy fixtures you must watch this weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow the Football Faithful on Social Media:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FootyFaithful\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefootballfaithfull\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" 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