Guillermo Rai

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Guillermo Rai

Bayer Leverkusen expect a decision over head coach Xabi Alonso's future to be made in the next three to four weeks. The 43-year-old Spaniard is favoured by Real Madrid to take over from Carlo Ancelotti and Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro says there is an agreement with Alonso that they would discuss any offers if he is approached by his former clubs. Ancelotti is expected to leave Madrid with the Brazil national team his most likely destination.

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Guillermo Rai

The angle and space to shoot were minuscule, but the Uruguayan didn't think twice. He smashed the ball into the net to give Real Madrid the win. A roar from bottom to top shook the Bernabeu stadium at that moment, lifting Kylian Mbappe (who was suspended after his red card against Alaves) and Armand Duplantis, Novak Djokovic and Simone Biles (who were present in the city because of the Laureus Gala) out of their seats.

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Guillermo Rai

Carlos Vicente is not your average footballer, and it has been a far from conventional journey to the top for the 25-year-old red-haired Spaniard, who is being courted by clubs in the Premier League and beyond. Vicente plays for Alaves in La Liga - his twin, David, is with Murcia in Spain's third tier - and this season has faced Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann. But only three years ago, he was playing in the fourth division of Spanish football.

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Nnamdi Onyeagwara |Guillermo Rai

Carlo Ancelotti insists he and his Real Madrid players remain united and committed to salvaging the club's season despite their midweek elimination from the Champions League. The Italian's future at the Bernabeu remains in doubt with his team having lost their quarter-final 5-1 on aggregate to Arsenal, and trailing Barcelona by four points in La Liga.

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Chris Waugh |Guillermo Rai

Newcastle United have agreed a deal to sign 18-year-old Antonio Cordero from Spanish second tier side Malaga. Barcelona and Real Madrid were both interested in the winger, who will join Newcastle in the summer on a free transfer with his Malaga contract expiring in June. Cordero joined Malaga's youth system in 2021 and signed his first professional contract with the club the following year.