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Xabi appointed Real coach ahead of Club World Cup debut
Cape Argus
|May 26, 2025
REAL Madrid appointed Xabi Alonso to replace Carlo Ancelotti as coach on Sunday, with the Spaniard set to take charge from 1 June and lead the team at the Club World Cup.
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"Xabi Alonso will be the Real Madrid coach for the next three seasons, from 1 June 2025 until 30 June 2028," said the club in a statement.
With veteran Italian coach Ancelotti taking over the Brazilian national team, Madrid secured a deal with former midfielder Alonso, whom they had been linked with for months.
Alonso, 43, will leave German side Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the Bundesliga season, having guided them to a second-place finish.
"Alonso is one of the biggest legends at Real Madrid and in world football," continued Los Blancos' statement.
"He wore our shirt in 236 matches between 2009 and 2014. During that time, he won six trophies."
Alonso will be officially presented on Monday at 10:30 GMT.
The Spaniard led Leverkusen to a league and German Cup double in the 2023-24 campaign, going unbeaten in the Bundesliga a feat that made him a sought-after figure among Europe's elite clubs.
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