20 h. ago Real Madrid’s PSG thrashing shows Xabi Alonso true size of rebuilding job

New manager faces tough questions before next season, with the biggest just how to find the right fit for superstar striker Kylian MbappéThis is the end. For Real Madrid, the best thing that could be said about their last game of the 2024-2025 season was that it was their last game of the 2024-2025 season. So in the makeshift marquee set up by the MetLife Stadium, Xabi Alonso said exactly that, and repeatedly. He had watched his team, who aren’t entirely his team yet, be taken apart by Paris Saint-Germain; now he wanted to get home and “reset”, forget about it. Well, not forget exactly: the hurt might help, lessons learned. “I want this to have an impact but not drag us down,” he said. “In August we start 2025-26, which will be different.”The way they fell was familiar, back to their recent past, their reality. “We suffered the way others have suffered against them,” Alonso said, and that was true, but it is not only PSG; it is Madrid too. This was their 68th game of the season and ...

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43 h. ago The lessons Xabi Alonso will have to learn as Real Madrid humbled by imperious PSG

PSG 4-0 Real Madrid: Alonso will have an eye at emulating Luis Enrique’s transformation at PSG after a humiliating defeat

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64 h. ago Luis Enrique dodges Kylian Mbappe talk as PSG prepare for hostile reunion in Real Madrid showdown

Mbappe will face off against his former employers with a place in the Club World Cup final on the line

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3 d. ago Chelsea: Estevao Willian turns down Cole Palmer invite after Club World Cup clash

The youngster wanted to commiserate with his Palmeiras teammates

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3 d. ago Revenge in the air as Kylian Mbappé and PSG clash in Club World Cup semi

Real Madrid forward faces former club amid legal war and bitterness, after watching PSG grab the glory he left to pursueThis is a tale of blackmail and revenge, or so it goes. Of power and money, lots of money. It is also a story of sport. The buildup to the semi-final of the Club World Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, those two empires and enemies, didn’t begin with a fitness update from Atlanta or Palm Beach; it began on Monday morning New York time with news from Paris that Kylian Mbappé had withdrawn a legal claim accusing his former club of extortion and harassment. Two days before kick-off, it was time for the football.Well, sort of. “The Real Madrid striker and his entourage want to calm the situation and concentrate exclusively on sporting issues,” L’Équipe reported. Definitely nothing to do with their prospects of winning the case, then. Besides, there is still the demand for €55m in allegedly unpaid wages and bonuses, which led to PSG’s accounts being momen...

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3 d. ago Chelsea: Estêvão Willian turns down Cole Palmer invite after Club World Cup clash

The youngster wanted to commiserate with his Palmeiras teammates

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4 d. ago Full extent of Jamal Musiala injury revealed as Bayern Munich star gets layoff prognosis

Bayern Munich and Germany star Jamal Musiala picked up a sickening injury during his side’s Club World Cup clash with Paris Saint-Germain and looks set to be sidelined for an extended period

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5 d. ago Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe shows true colours with Diogo Jota gesture at Club World Cup

Kylian Mbappe came off the substitutes' bench to provide the winning goal for Real Madrid in some style against Borussia Dortmund before dedicating his bicycle kick to Diogo Jota

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5 d. ago Kylian Mbappe scores as Real Madrid knock Borussia Dortmund out of Club World Cup

Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund: Xabi Alonso’s side booked a date with PSG in the semi-finals

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5 d. ago Club World Cup: Real Madrid survive late scare against Borussia Dortmund to reach semi

Los Blancos will face familiar opposition in the semi-finals

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5 d. ago Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala suffers horror injury as cameras quickly cut away

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala suffered a horror leg injury during the German giants' Club World Cup clash with PSG

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5 d. ago PSG vs Bayern Munich LIVE: Club World Cup result, latest updates and reaction

Two European heavyweights clash in Atlanta for a place in the Club World Cup semi-final

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6 d. ago Bayern star Jamal Musiala suffers horror injury in Club World Cup clash, leaving PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in tears and team

The German forward was chasing a forward ball when he had a sickening coming together with PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma which resulted in a horror ankle injury.

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6 d. ago PSG vs Bayern Munich LIVE: Club World Cup match stream, latest score and goal updates

Two European heavyweights clash in Atlanta for a place in the Club World Cup semi-final

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6 d. ago PSG vs Bayern Munich LIVE: Club World Cup match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Two European heavyweights clash in Atlanta for a place in the Club World Cup semi-final

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7 d. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca confirms Pedro Neto could miss Club World Cup clash after Diogo Jota death

Chelsea winger was closed friends with Diogo Jota and the pair played alongside each other for the Portugal national team

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9 d. ago Mbappe makes Club World Cup debut as Frenchman’s return provides boost for Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid

The 26-year-old was energetic on his return, linking well with Vini Jr in Xabi Alonso’s new-look side

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1 week ago How to watch Real Madrid vs Juventus for FREE: TV channel and live stream for Club World Cup

Two European heavyweights clash in the Club World Cup round of 16

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1 week ago Man City stunned as referee forced to ignore VAR rule due to furious player reaction

Bernardo Silva put Manchester City ahead in their FIFA Club World Cup clash with Al Hilal, but the goal was surrounded in controversy - although, it didn't help Pep Guardiola's side much in the end

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1 week ago Pep Guardiola unsure if Club World Cup will 'destroy' Man City's season

Pep Guardiola has been speaking on the eve of Manchester City's Club World Cup last-16 clash against Al-Hilal

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