NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Real Madrid’s adventure in the FIFA Club World Cup came to a painful end with a 4-0 defeat against European champions Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night in New Jersey. Real Madrid trailed 2-0 after just nine minutes and never looked like getting …
Read More »Alonso keen not to forget heavy loss to PSG
NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said he and his players should never forget the 4-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals on Wednesday. “We’re going to lose many times, we have to win many more times, but …
Read More »Spanish icon Xabi Alonso stepping into coaching limelight at Leverkusen
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The man Bayer Leverkusen will present this Thursday afternoon as their new coach has won most of football’s titles as a player. World Cup winner in 2010, European champion in 2008 and 2012, Champions League winner in 2005 and 2014, taking national titles in Germany and …
Read More »Ronaldo avoids jail but hit by hefty fine for tax fraud in Spain
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo avoided jail on Tuesday but was ordered by a Spanish court to pay 3.57 million euros ($4.1 million) for committing tax fraud when he was at Real Madrid. The court sentenced him to a two-year jail sentence that it immediately reduced to a fine of 365,000 euros, which …
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