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Xabi Alonso

SEPARATION

Why Xabi Alonso and Mikel Arteta are football’s ultimate star-crossed lovers

The pair grew up dreaming of playing together at Real Sociedad, but instead ended up facing off in the Premier League's most bitter rivalry

RANGE

Why Ruben Neves is the perfect heir to a playmaking legend

RAFA

What would happen if Rafa Benitez signed up his old favourites at Newcastle?

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USA USA

Looking past Pulisic - introducing the new wave of US talent tearing up Europe

ADIOS AMIGO

Time finally appears to have caught up with Barcelona's midfield Peter Pan

BOY

Ansu Fati is already well placed to better Lionel Messi's debut Champions League season

TEASER

QUIZ: How well do you remember last season's Champions League?

UNIQUE

Introducing the 'Firmino Role' to finally recognise Bobby's brilliance

FRONT LINES

QPR are shrewdly building a brighter future after a lavish, unstable past

BLUES

The contrasting early careers of Abraham and Solanke shows patience is a virtue

LEAKY

Where has the best defence in the league disappeared to?

HERO

That player you pretended to be when you were young — how do you feel about them now?

PRESSING GOALS

Do England even want to produce the next Frenkie De Jong?

FOOTBALL'S FRONT LINES

A new dawn rises for Women's football — true or false?

REGRETS

The grass isn't always greener - especially when you leave Liverpool

OOF

A collection of centre-back statistics that have virtually nothing to do with defending

SIIIIIII

Cristiano Ronaldo is far and away the best international goalscorer in the world

"IT HASN'T GOT EASIER"

Leyton Orient captain Josh Coulson on life after Justin Edinburgh

COOL

Xabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard playing together is the best thing we've seen this week

ONCE A RED

Xabi Alonso says he dreams of being Liverpool's manager one day 

VINTAGE

Peter Crouch shares hilarious Champions League final story

FALSE 9

Xabi Alonso burns fingers on heated ball during Champions League draw

stay classy

Xabi Alonso starts management career in new adidas Football documentary series 

awkward

Steven Gerrard reveals what he said to Rafael Benitez to stop Gareth Barry signing

SOME COMPLIMENT

Franck Ribery compares new Bayern Munich signing to Toni Kroos

ALONSO BROTHERS

Remembering when Real Sociedad pushed Real Madrid's Galacticos to within an inch of the title

nearly man

Xabi Alonso reveals the three regrets of his career as he approaches his final ever game

STAY CLASSY

Xabi Alonso - the man who made the beautiful game even more beautiful