Konaté has reached an agreement with Real Madrid, while the World Cup (with some of its most high-profile absentees) draws ...

Real Madrid appear to want to make a splash in the middle of the park to upgrade a midfield that no longer has sufficient control or technical quality to truly compete with the likes of Barcelona and ...

Chelsea have appointed former Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso on a four-year contract that starts on July 1, 2026. But the ex-Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Madrid ...

Alberto Encinas has worked with Alonso throughout his coaching career Laszlo Szirtesi/Getty Images Xabi Alonso’s long-term assistant coach Sebastian Parrilla is one of four members of his Real Madrid ...

Chelsea hired Xabi Alonso as manager on Sunday on a four-year deal starting next season, with the Spaniard returning to coaching after a short, rocky spell at Real Madrid and tasked with bringing ...

Should Xabi Alonso indeed become Chelsea’s next permanent manager this summer, he could bring new faces to Stamford Bridge that he worked with during his short-lived stint at Real Madrid. A turbulent ...

Xabi Alonso is the new man in charge at Stamford Bridge, but his appointment comes with some warning signs Chelsea must heed in their quest to bounce back from a miserable campaign. The Blues went ...