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McDaniel meets with Atletico Madrid coach Simeone before Dolphins’ practice in Spain

November 13 2025 02:44 PM

McDaniel meets with Atletico Madrid coach Simeone before Dolphins' practice in Spain | iNFOnews.ca — Miami Dolphins players warm up during a training session in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, ahead of Sunday's NFL football game against Washington Commanders. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

MADRID (AP) — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel and Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone met before the Dolphins practiced in Madrid on Thursday.

The Atletico coach handed his NFL counterpart an Atletico jersey with McDaniel’s name on it.

Atletico President Enrique Cerezo also met with the American coach and with Miami interim general manager Champ Kelly. Also in the meeting was José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, the head of Spain’s top sports authority.

The Dolphins have been practicing at Atletico’s Metropolitano stadium ahead of Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders. It will be the seventh and final international NFL game of the season.

It will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, home of Atletico rival Real Madrid.

The Commanders are practicing at Real Madrid’s training center, located about 15 minutes from the Metropolitano.

The soccer teams have not been using their facilities because of the international break, which is reserved for national teams.

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McDaniel meets with Atletico Madrid coach Simeone before Dolphins' practice in Spain | iNFOnews.ca — Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel attends a press conference in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, ahead of Sunday’s NFL football game against Washington Commanders. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

McDaniel meets with Atletico Madrid coach Simeone before Dolphins' practice in Spain | iNFOnews.ca — Atletico Madrid’s head coach Diego Simeone sits at the bench ahead of a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Union Saint-Gilloise in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

McDaniel meets with Atletico Madrid coach Simeone before Dolphins' practice in Spain | iNFOnews.ca — People pose next to giant NFL helmets displayed in front of the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of Sunday’s NFL football game between the Dolphins and the Commanders. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

McDaniel meets with Atletico Madrid coach Simeone before Dolphins' practice in Spain | iNFOnews.ca — A giant NFL helmet is displayed in front of the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of Sunday’s NFL football game between the Dolphins and the Commanders. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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