Real Madrid cut ties with manager Xabi Alonso after less than eight months on the touchline at the biggest club in the world.
The announcement came less than 24 hours after Los Blancos suffered a 3–2 defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final. The Spaniard was under pressure ahead of the club’s trip to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and a failure to leave with silverware seemingly cost him his job despite numerous reports pointing to a stay of execution for the tactician.
