"However, shockwaves were sent across the footballing globe on Monday as Real Madrid sacked Xabi Alonso following Los Blancos' 3-2 Super Cup defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Barcelona over in Saudi Arabie. Although the Spanish icons might have put ex-Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa in temporary charge, the Bernabeu hierarchy are actively working in order to find a speedy permeant replacement for Alonso."
"Guiding Chelsea to a maiden Club World Cup crown over in the United States last summer, the mood around Stamford Bridge was certainly at a red-hot high. Opening up the 2025/26 campaign with many billing them as a genuine title contenders, the Blues had received plenty of plaudits from across the globe and appeared positioned to mount a genuine charge."
Several major European clubs enacted managerial changes early in 2026. Real Madrid dismissed Xabi Alonso after a 3-2 Super Cup loss to Barcelona in Saudi Arabia. Alvaro Arbeloa was placed in temporary charge while the club searches for a permanent replacement. Reports link Madrid president Florentino Perez to interest in Jurgen Klopp, while Enzo Maresca is also admired in Madrid and likened to Carlo Ancelotti. Maresca left Chelsea on New Year's Day after a poor run of form that included only one win from his final seven Premier League matches, amid friction with the Stamford Bridge hierarchy.
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