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Neymar makes retirement admission as former Barcelona star targets Brazil World Cup squad

The former Barcelona star rejoined boyhood club Santos last year

The Independent UK

Jose Mourinho aced the audition – now the dress rehearsal for his Real Madrid return

There is a growing feeling that Real Madrid will re-appoint Mourinho as coach at the end of the season and this Champions League tie against his Benfica is the perfect proving ground

The Independent UK

Real Madrid need reinvention as special circumstances are needed to rule Europe

Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane’s impact is clear but where the Spanish giants go post-Xabi Alonso only Florentino Pérez knows

The Guardian - UK

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Vinicius Jr Names Four 2026 World Cup Favorites—Brazil Don’t Make the Cut

The Real Madrid winger has not yet given up hope of a sixth global crown, but he admitted that other countries are better placed.

Sports Illustrated

Brazil’s World Cup Preparations Rocked After Star Player Suffers Brutal Injury

The Seleção face France and Croatia during the March international window.

Sports Illustrated

Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister in transfer 'u-turn': report

Liverpool midfielder has been linked with a transfer but the writing is not yet on the wall

FourFourTwo

Man Utd’s ‘Official Position’ on New Manager Revealed

Gary Neville also spitballed a six-man shortlist of potential candidates.

Sports Illustrated

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Endrick Wonder Goal Prompts Huge Real Madrid Reaction—And Could Have Brazil Implications

The No. 9 is lighting up Ligue 1 in his first few weeks on loan at Lyon.

Sports Illustrated

Real Madrid Admire Two ‘Impossible’ Midfield Targets—More Realistic Options Available

Los Blancos cannot just sign the players they would ideally like to.

Sports Illustrated

Real Madrid Reject Last-Minute Premier League Bid for Wantaway Player—Report

The window closed with the Spanish giants only making one major move this January.

Sports Illustrated

Gary Neville’s Michael Carrick Assessment Exposes Old Man Utd Flaws

Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney had different views on Carrick after Sunday’s dramatic 3–2 victory over Arsenal.

Sports Illustrated

‘I've played under Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho, Didier Deschamps and Louis van Gaal, but my best experience was with Mauricio Pochettino. He changed the way I thought about football: my legs had never felt so strong!’ Former Prem warhorse praises Poch

An ex-Premier League midfielder picked out Mauricio Pochettino, from an impressive list of managers he played under, for making him a better player

FourFourTwo

How Alvaro Arbeloa Is Fixing What Xabi Alonso Left Behind at Real Madrid

The former Real Madrid Castilla boss is taking notes from Carlo Ancelotti’s time at the Bernabéu.

Sports Illustrated

‘Not Common’—Arne Slot Reacts to Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid Exit

The suave shadow of an out-of-work Alonso now looms over every underwhelming Liverpool result.

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Ten Permanent Managers Man Utd Could Target in Summer

All eyes will be on Manchester United’s next appointment this summer.

Sports Illustrated

Zinedine Zidane Reveals Secrets to Managing Real Madrid—Which Xabi Alonso Never Learned

Only Zidane, Carlo Ancelotti and José Mourinho have reached a landmark figure of games in the 21st century.

The Guardian - UK

Igor Thiago: ‘The only thing I know how to do in my life is score goals’

Brentford’s record-breaker tells Thiago Rabelo about a torrid childhood, racism and injuries – and his dream of wearing Brazil’s No 9 shirt at the World Cup

Evening Standard

Gary Neville and Roy Keane name next Manchester United manager candidates amid Michael Carrick verdict

Roy Keane is keen to see Diego Simeone in the Manchester United dugout next season

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The Independent UK

Gary Neville explains why Michael Carrick cannot be Man United’s next permanent manager

Michael Carrick has been named Manchester United’s interim head coach following the sacking of Ruben Amorim

The Guardian - UK

What’s in a club DNA? Alonso exit shows the only reliable predictors of success are wealth and good decisions

Real Madrid and Manchester United put their faith in familiarity but the lesson of Ferguson is dynastic greatness rests not in tradition but ditching principles

Sports Illustrated

The Three Real Madrid Stars Who Were ’Unconvinced’ by Xabi Alonso

The Spaniard’s reportedly blamed his departure, which is described as a sacking rather than a mutual agreement, on his relationship with the club’s Galácticos.

The Guardian - UK

Xabi Alonso failed to control Real Madrid’s egos in brief and bitter reign

Hired as a systems coach, the manager was undermined at a club where players – and Florentino Pérez – call the shots

Sports Illustrated

The Winners, Losers From Xabi Alonso’s Sudden Real Madrid Exit

The now departed Spaniard had a publicly strained relationship with Vinicius Junior.

Sports Illustrated

‘Undermining Authority’—Social Media Reacts to Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid Exit

Fans had mixed reactions on social media regarding Real Madrid and Xabi Alonso’s decision to mutually part ways.

The Independent UK

Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid as Alvaro Arbeloa takes charge

Former Real midfielder Alonso signed a three-year deal in May last year when succeeding Carlo Ancelotti.

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