Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro said Monday the club had a 50-50 chance of holding onto manager Xabi Alonso amid rumoured links between the coach and Real Madrid.... more »
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said on Monday he believes his team can pull off an "epic" comeback against Bayern Munich in the Champions League despite trailing 3-0 from the first leg and losing Florian Wirtz to injury.... more »
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso on Friday backed Jurgen Klopp to make an impact in his new job at Red Bull, but said the former Liverpool manager "needs time".... more »
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and his Bayer Leverkusen counterpart Xabi Alonso on Friday joined the growing chorus calling for action on player workload, amid talks of strikes.... more »
Hours after sealing Bayer Leverkusen's maiden Bundesliga title win, coach Xabi Alonso told thousands of delirious fans "we want more", laying down a marker in pursuit of a remarkable treble.... more »
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday he was ready to be showered with beer should his side claim the Bundesliga title with a win over Werder Bremen this weekend.... more »
Xabi Alonso, who was seen by many as Liverpool's top target to replace Jurgen Klopp as their manager, said on Friday he is staying at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen next season.... more »
Philipp Lahm backed Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso on Tuesday to make the right decision on his future, calling his former Bayern Munich teammate "a strategist".... more »
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Friday Nigeria striker Victor Boniface was "close to getting back on the pitch" and could return in March.... more »
Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said Sunday he was certain in-demand coach Xabi Alonso would stay with the league leaders beyond this season.... more »
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said his side need to be "almost perfect" to beat Bayern Munich on Saturday, despite the German champions' injury concerns.... more »
Jurgen Klopp's shock decision to step down at the end of the season leaves Liverpool looking for a new manager for the first time in nearly a decade.... more »
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said Friday German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who died this week aged 78, was "one of the chosen ones".... more »
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said he wanted to give the team's fans something to remember for years in Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg at home against Roma.... more »
Borussia Dortmund host Bayern Munich on Saturday with arguably the two sides' most important players, Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala, boasting a combined age of only 38.... more »
The fraud case against former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso drew to a close in Madrid Thursday, with prosecutors halving their initial demand for him to face five years in jail, a court spokesman said... more »
Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso appeared in a Madrid court on Wednesday, facing charges of tax fraud to the tune of two million euros, a court spokesman said.... more »
Xabi Alonso believes Liverpool can beat Real Madrid and be European champions but only if they cope with the pressure of playing in a Champions League final.... more »
Spanish prosecutors have called for Xabi Alonso to be sentenced to five years in prison after the former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder was accused of tax fraud.... more »
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