{"id":2508,"date":"2026-01-12T19:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:26:12","slug":"xabi-alonso-leaves-real-madrid-with-immediate-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2508","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid with immediate effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-breaking\">BREAKING <\/h2>\n<p>Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has left his position, as reported by Fabrizio Romano.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes just hours after his side\u2019s disappointing defeat at the hands of Barcelona in the Spanish supercup, a 3-2 loss. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Alonso arrived at the Bernabeu in summer 2025 with expectations high. <\/p>\n<p>The Spanish coach had previously become the first manager in a decade to beat Bayern Munich to a Bundesliga title, and is known for coaching teams to play attractive attacking football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18+ Be Gamble Aware<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His time with Real Madrid has been marred by regular reports of behind-the-scenes disputes with players. Most notably with Brazil winger Vini Jr, who reportedly told the club he would not sign a new contract while his relationship with Alonso was strained. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fVinicius Junior informed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez that he does not intend to renew while his relationship with Xabi Alonso remains strained<br \/>\u2795Talks over an extension are stalled<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheAthleticFC<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/P0RtnadfxN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario Cortegana (@MarioCortegana) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioCortegana\/status\/1992960345514852854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Alonso leaves Los Blancos with his side second in La Liga, four points off leaders Barcelona. <\/p>\n<p>Alvaro Arbeloa has been chosen by the club to take over in an interim role as manager. <\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old represented the Real Madrid first-team for seven years, between 2009 and 2016, and was a graduate from the club\u2019s academy. <\/p>\n<p>This has been confirmed in an official statement from the club. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Comunicado Oficial: \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadrid\/status\/2010763454571847767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It reads: \u201cReal Madrid CF announces that \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa is the new first team coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa has been the manager of Castilla since June 2025, and has spent his entire coaching career in Real Madrid\u2019s youth academy since 2020. <\/p>\n<p>[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Spanish national team, \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa was also part of a historic era, winning the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and two European Championships (2008 and 2012). He earned 56 caps for Spain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how long Arbeloa is expected to stay in the role, and whether Los Blancos plan on making a permanent appointment before the end of the season. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Bottom ad unit --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Custom pseudo content\/category -->\n            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>#Xabi #Alonso #leaves #Real #Madrid #effect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has left his position, as reported by Fabrizio Romano. The news comes just hours after his side\u2019s disappointing defeat at the hands of Barcelona in the Spanish supercup, a 3-2 loss. &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Alonso arrived at the Bernabeu in summer 2025 with expectations high. 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