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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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BELLISSIMO

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STAY OR GO?

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EL NINO

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YES

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REKINDLE

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TEARS AND JEERS

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£££

Joao Felix's move to Atletico Madrid shows the transfer window is well and truly f****d

YOUNG GUNS

Arsenal's Freddie Ljungberg-fronted push for youth is borne out of necessity

ALL AGES

Frank Lampard must mix the old and the new if Chelsea are to improve on Sarriball

C'EST UN PIÈGE

PSG has become world football's most expensive cul-de-sac

NEXT GEN

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GENIUS

How a Portuguese economics student earned a job as a scout through fantasy football

TEASER

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TALKING POINTS

Alex Scott discusses the goal size debate and Phil Neville's rotation policy

LEFT BEHIND

Two superpowers in disarray - so why is only one doing anything about it?

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