Gabe  Lezra
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Gabe Lezra

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About

I'm one half of the Managing Madrid team, a student at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and a full-time armchair manager of Real Madrid. I grew up watching Madrid play at the Bernabéu, and some of my earliest memories are of celebrating in or around the Cibeles after we won the 1995 Liga and the 1996 Champions.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Zinedine Zidane, Raúl Gonzalez Blanco, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Iker Casillas, Michael Jordan

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Real Madrid, the New York Yankees, the Green Bay Packers, and the Milwaukee Bucks

  • Favorite Coaches

    Vicente del Bosque, Jose Mourinho, Joe Torre, Mike Holmgren, Mike d'Antoni

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Three-Way Tie. 1996 Real Madrid Champions League, 2010 Spain WC, 1996 Yankees.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Yankees-Red Sox in Yankee Stadium: bottom of the 15th, A-Rod walk-off home run.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Wilt averaging 50 points for a season.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Is this a question? Obviously Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Again, obvious: Pelé

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Fed. What a player--and I root for Rafa.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger--I hit a hole-in-one when I was 7 on a par 3, and my grandfather has called me "Tiger" ever since.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Yikes. Don't know enough about NASCAR to answer.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumi.

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big 10. We're not the best, but I grew up in Wisconsin and Madrid.

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  • Drew Hudson posted 302 days ago

    Drew Hudson

    Well, hey. Didn't know you were on here.

  • Homer Simpson posted 380 days ago

    Homer Simpson

    This might interest you Gabe:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/707504-tv-income-vs-competition-what-does-the-future-hold-for-spains-laliga

  • Shehryar Khan posted 402 days ago

    Shehryar Khan

    No worries mate!

  • Shehryar Khan posted 402 days ago

    Shehryar Khan

    Just thought I'd mention it here, IX is 9.. it should be XI...

  • Carlos Perez posted 436 days ago

    Carlos Perez

    Gave, thanks so much for being a writer for Real Madrid.

  • Angelo Caparros posted 444 days ago

    Angelo Caparros

    Just wanted to say that I appreciated your work! In terms of team support, we are exact opposites (born Barca fan here), but we both share an apparent love of football and balanced, unbiased writing. It is great to see that on this site and I enjoy your articles. I always enjoy finding fans of my arch rivals that I have respect for.

  • Sabrina Dessipe posted 492 days ago

    Sabrina Dessipe

    Hi, I'm not a Madrid fan but I do enjoy your podcast. I'm glad you guys brought it back. : )

  • obat realmad cipriani posted 513 days ago

    obat  realmad cipriani

    i noticed on you website a few strikers.....you also said they were not cup tied.

    from what i understand a players is cup tied if he plays the qualification rounds of the europa league or the champions league,plus ofcourse the group stage of said cups.

    i remember not so long ago madrid was only given the option of playin either lass or hunterlaar,since both were cup tied when purchased by our last stupid sporting director....we choose lass and got overrun by liverpool in the second leg.

    so could you find out on the rule for me?

  • obat realmad cipriani posted 544 days ago

    obat  realmad cipriani

    i didnt see the game on saturday....saw some highlights it looked as if we played with a three man central midfield (at home)
    could you send me the lineups and who came on?

  • obat realmad cipriani posted 551 days ago

    obat  realmad cipriani

    see why i wanted a thee man central midfield gabe...we allowed xavi too much time and space on the ball.
    why did mourinho start with both ozil and benzema is beyond me.

    ozil was rubbish,he never tackled or kept track of xavi.

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