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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sid Lowe in Madrid

Real Madrid’s Valverde has stitches after bust-up with teammate Tchouaméni

Aurélien Tchouaméni (left) and Fede Valverde before Real Madrid’s game against Elche in March
Aurélien Tchouaméni (left) and Fede Valverde before Real Madrid’s game against Elche in March. Photograph: Europa Press Sports/Europa Press/Getty Images

Real Madrid’s Fede Valverde was taken to hospital to have stitches after a second confrontation with teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni in two days, as the club’s collapse into chaos continues.

Players held an emergency meeting and Real have opened disciplinary proceedings after a physical fight, with blood being spilled and Valverde being taken for treatment.

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