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Xabi Alonso feeling the heat as Real Madrid coach is expected to deliver instantly
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Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso giving instructions to his team during a break in the 1-1 draw with Al Hilal in the Club World Cup on June 18.
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Gianni Infantino’s Fifa Club World Cup jamboree is now in full progress. In full swing? Well, a trademark, whipped Lionel Messi free kick for Inter Miami in the win over Porto on June 19 certainly helped things along.
As did Brazil’s Botafogo, the South American champions, beating European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
