But those were apparently not enough for his former Real Madrid teammate Royston Drenthe, who went down a different route and ...

Alonso has seemed destined for the top job at Madrid since starting his coaching career in their youth ranks. Could it happen ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo would be welcome at Bayern Munich as long as he scores 50 goals a season, former Real Madrid team-mate Xabi ...

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Xabi Alonso once named Jamie Carragher as his favourite Liverpool teammate despite not naming the defender in his dream ...

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Rafael van der Vaart claimed he was technically more gifted than his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo was joined in the Spanish capital by Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso in the same transfer window as the club attempted to create a new generation of Galacticos. Although success was ...