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Xabi Alonso to retire from professional football at the end of the season.

Spain and Bayern Munich midfielder, Xabi Alonso has announced that he will retire from professional football at the end of the season. His illustrious career which spans 18 years has seen him win 2 UCL trophies, 2 Euro, 2 Bundesliga, 1 World Cup, 1 FA Cup and 1 Laliga trophy. In the EPL for Liverpool, the 35 year-old played 143 matches, scored 14 goals and gave 17 assists.


Alonso kicked off his career at Real Sociedad, he moved to Liverpool  in August 2004 for 10.5 million pounds, had a spell in Real Madrid in the start of the 2009/2010 season in a deal worth around £30 million. After five seasons at the club, he was signed by German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on a two-year contract. Alonso retired from international football on 27 August 2014. His 114 caps make him the fifth-most capped player in the nation’s history.
 
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Xabi Alonso confirms he will retire at the end of the season

Bayern Munich midfielder, Xabi Alonso has confirmed he will retire at the end of this season.
He made his international debut for Spain in April 2003 in a 4–0 victory against Ecuador. While playing for Spain, Alonso has won Euro 2008, Euro 2012 and the 2010 World Cup, and he has also represented his country at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. On 23 June 2012, Alonso won his 100th cap for Spain in the quarter-final of Euro 2012 against France

The Spaniard has won 16 trophies in his 18 year career. The 35 year-old’s honours include a World Cup, two European Championships and two Champions Leagues, as well as domestic league and cup titles in Germany and Spain. He was named in the Fifa Fifpro World XI in 2011 and 2012 during his spell at Real Madrid.
 
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Xabi Alonso hails 'amazing' Pep

Bayern Munich player, Xabi Alonso has done an appraisal of his former
boss, Pep Guardiola who now holds the forte at the Etihad Stadium.
In three months in charge, Guardiola has won all of his 10 competitive
matches and even equalled the record set by former coach, Carlo
Ancelotti and this has left the ex-Real Madrid player in awe.
He told Marca.”Pep
has a natural talent to understand football and to then transform that
understanding on to his players.”

“He likes to have the ball and for his players
to show courage and you can just feel this. What he has done at Manchester City
over the past two months is amazing. The desire his players have to prove
themselves to the fans and the coach is the result of Pep’s work. He is very
demanding and methodical.”
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Suarez, Torres, Xabi Alonso, others to return to liverpool.

This news will gladden Liverpool fans hearts….for a short period though cos their return to the English club is only for a day. Sorry!

Liverpool heroes, Luis Suarez, Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina, Dirk Kuyt, Xabi Alonso, Henry Thierry, John Terry & Drogba will return to Anfield to play in a charity match.
The star studded charity game which comes up on March 29 has been organized to celebrate the departure of captain Steven Gerrard who quits the club at the end of the season. Proceeds from the match will go to charities. 
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WHO'S THE BEST MIDFIELDER IN THE WORLD? FIND OUT WHO MADE FIFPRO WORLD XI 15-MAN SHORTLIST

 

This is a star-studded list, it has always been anyways. The list was drawn up few days ago and trust me, they all deserve the gong. We have a 15-man shortlist, 6 out of the 15 players are from LaLiga, 4 from German League, 3 from the English Premier League and 2 from the Italian League. The winner of the The Fifpro World XI (midfielder) will be announced at Fifa’s Ballon d’Or ceremony in Zurich on January 13.

Who’s your bet on?

Shortlist of Midfielders:

(1) Xabi Alonso (Spain, Real Madrid)

(2) Gareth Bale (Wales, Real Madrid)

(3) Sergio Busquets (Spain, Barcelona).   
 (4) Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool)
(5) Andres Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona)

(6) Isco (Spain, Real Madrid)

(7) Mesut Ozil (Germany, Arsenal)

(8) Andrea Pirlo (Italy, Juventus)

(9) Marco Reus (Germany, Dortmund)
(10) Franck Ribery (France, Bayern)
(11) Arjen Robben (Netherlands, Bayern).
(12) Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany, Bayern Munich)

(13) Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire, Man City)
       
 (14) Arturo Vidal (Chile, Juventus)

(15) Xavi (Spain, Barcelona).

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