Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid after seven months and replaced by Álvaro Arbeloa
Madrid are four points off Barcelona at top of La Liga
Xabi Alonso
Real Madrid show improvement but defeat leaves Xabi Alonso’s fate in the balance
Wednesday’s Champions League defeat by Man City raises fresh doubts about club’s willingness to stick with with manager
Alonso tells Alexander-Arnold to ‘enjoy’ Liverpool return no matter how fans react
Slot insists Florian Wirtz has ‘brought exactly what we expected’ before Real Madrid Champions League tie
Ken Early: Clasico defeat lays bare Barcelona’s reluctance to learn from their mistakes
Real Madrid demonstrate oddly casual approach to set-pieces but prevail largely thanks to the clinical finishing of Mbappé
Real Madrid held by Al-Hilal on Trent Alexander Arnold’s debut
Federico Valverde’s 92nd-minute penalty saved as Saudi team take point in opening Club World Cup game
Xabi Alonso appointed as Real Madrid manager on three-year contract
Spaniard will replace Carlo Ancelotti, who is becoming Brazil’s first foreign head coach
Xabi Alonso poised for Real Madrid job after club confirm Carlo Ancelotti’s exit
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez praises Ancelotti’s work on departing
Xabi Alonso confirms Bayer Leverkusen exit before expected Real Madrid move
Spaniard led Leverkusen to an unbeaten Bundesliga title and a German Cup double last season
Arne Slot believes Mohamed Salah can sustain his level like Messi or Ronaldo
Liverpool manager brushes off social media post and claims his only conversations with Salah this week have centred on the Bayer Leverkusen Champions League game
Returning hero Xabi Alonso looking to crown Bayer Leverkusen rise with Europa League
Great entertainer Simon Zebo bows out; Darragh Ó Sé on recovering from a bad defeat; Football championship enters ‘sorting phase’
Memorable Liverpool comebacks ahead of Real Madrid second leg
Jurgen Klopp’s team trail 3-1 after the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final
Xabi Alonso to become manager of Borussia Mönchengladbach
Former Liverpool midfielder is currently in charge of Real Sociedad’s B team
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It is no coincidence United midfielder has flourished as part of improving collective
Lose the Community Shield and doubts begin. Win it and who cares?
City versus Liverpool has the makings of a historic rivalry if the Reds can start winning
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