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Why Alonso's reign is over at Real Madrid
The images travelled fast. Kylian Mbappe gesturing for his team-mates to leave the pitch. Xabi Alonso asking him to stay. Mbappe insisting. And Xabi, eventually, turning away and doing as his star demanded. No guard of honour for Barcelona after their Spanish Super Cup win on Sunday.
For many, it looked like a lack of sporting grace, something never associated with Xabi Alonso. It also suggested something else entirely, that the team, not the manager, was in charge.
And after a final that had been tight, decided by a deflection, you could almost imagine Xabi thinking: enough.
But this was not a resignation. » Read More
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