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Neymar: Two goals for Santos puts him back in Brazil contention
Neymar thrust himself back into World Cup contention with a two-goal display for Santos in front of several members of the Brazil staff. The former Barcelona forward is still struggling to show the form that made him one of the world’s best players during his time at Camp Nou after sustaining a serious knee injury […]
The state of football finance as the new season begins – Football Weekly
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Kieran Maguire to discuss the most pressing concerns in the often unclear world of football finance
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On the podcast today; the future of football, where to start? There are a handful of clubs spending fortunes in the Premier League, is it fair, why can’t everyone follow suit and is PSR working – all of these questions and more are posed to our learned panel.
Xabi Alonso’s first steps as a coach: ‘He always knew what was going to happen’
Ahead of Alonso’s first season in charge of Real Madrid we speak to some of those he coached at Real Sociedad B
On 19 August Real Madrid start their new La Liga campaign at home against Osasuna with Xabi Alonso in charge for his first league game. That would have seemed unthinkable only three years ago when he had just taken over at Bayer Leverkusen.
He admitted thinking: “What am I doing here? … Why did we hire this guy from Real Sociedad B?” but the Bundesliga side knew what they were doing. Within two years he had taken them to a historic double as well as the Europa League final. The 2023-24 league title was secured by going undefeated. Last season they finished second behind Bayern Munich – no mean feat – and on 25 May he was confirmed as Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement as manager for Los Blancos.
Xabi Alonso’s first steps as a coach: ‘He always knew what was going to happen’
Ahead of Alonso’s first season in charge of Real Madrid we speak to some of those he coached at Real Sociedad B
On 19 August Real Madrid start their new La Liga campaign at home against Osasuna with Xabi Alonso in charge for his first league game. That would have seemed unthinkable only three years ago when he had just taken over at Bayer Leverkusen.
He admitted thinking: “What am I doing here? … Why did we hire this guy from Real Sociedad B?” but the Bundesliga side knew what they were doing. Within two years he had taken them to a historic double as well as the Europa League final. The 2023-24 league title was secured by going undefeated. Last season they finished second behind Bayern Munich – no mean feat – and on 25 May he was confirmed as Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement as manager for Los Blancos.