In less than a week, the FIFA Club World Cup gets underway in the United States of America. Real Madrid, though, will play their first game of the group stage next week against Saudi Arabia’s

Carlo Ancelotti’s exit to manage the Brazil national team has led to the fellow Italians who assisted him at the Bernabeu leaving too. That was a group that led Madrid to win two Champions League titles after Ancelotti’s return for a second spell as coach in 2021, so replacing them will be a tough task.

Xabi Alonso leads Real Madrid in training for the first time since being named manager, as the team prepare for the Club World Cup.