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Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Real Madrid's $7.1 Billion Valuation Stretches Away From Rivals
Real Madrid, whose revenues have been supercharged by the revamp of its Santiago Bernabéu stadium, has seen its valuation pull away from its major rivals. The Spanish club was worth €6.3 billion ($7.1 billion) as of January, a 23% year-on-year increase, Football Benchmark said in its latest annual report.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Xabi Alonso poised for Real Madrid job after club confirm Carlo Ancelotti's exit
Real Madrid have finally announced that Carlo Ancelotti will not continue at the Santiago Bernabéu 11 days after the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced him as their new coach. He will be replaced by Xabi Alonso. The former Bayer Leverkusen manager, who publicly revealed that he would not be continuing in Germany earlier this month, will formally begin on 1 June in time for the Club World Cup, while Ancelotti joins Brazil on 26 May, the day after the end of the Spanish league season. An agreement to bring Alonso to the Bernabéu was made after Madrid were defeated by Arsenal in the Champions League, although he had long been identified as the replacement for Ancelotti, who departs as the most successful coach in the club's history having won 15 trophies, including three Champions Leagues, two league titles and two Copa del Reys over two spells in charge. In a statement confirming Ancelotti's exit, Real Madrid's president, Florentino Pérez, said: 'Carlo Ancelotti is now forever part of the great Real Madrid family. We are proud to have enjoyed a coach who has helped us achieve so much success and who has also represented the values of our club in an exemplary manner.' Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'. If you already have the Guardian app, make sure you're on the most recent version. In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings (the gear icon), then Notifications. Turn on sport notifications. Alonso will arrive at Madrid a year after winning the Bundesliga with Bayern Leverkusen, breaking Bayern Munich's decade-long stranglehold on the title. His backroom staff have not been confirmed but he will bring his assistant Sebastián Parrilla and fitness coach Alberto Encinas. Real Madrid's fitness coach Antonio Pintus, who came during Zinedine Zidane's spell and whose relationship with Ancelotti had become strained, may not continue at the club. The goalkeeper coach, Luis Llopis, will do. Ancelotti had previously negotiated with the CBF in 2023 on the shared assumption that Madrid would probably sack him at the end of the season. Madrid won the Copa del Rey and he continued; the following season he won the Champions League. The CBF have had three coaches since then – Ramon Menezes, Fernando Diniz and Dorival Júnior – and maintained contact with Ancelotti. This spring they once again applied pressure on him to take over. The Italian had always insisted that he would not walk away from Madrid nor force a departure but that he would accept any decision they made on his future, and they would be the ones to decide. But he knew that Madrid had turned their attention to Alonso and welcomed the opportunity to take the Brazil job. For all parties the difficulty had not resided so much in Ancelotti's departure or Alonso's arrival but in the timing of the takeover, finding the right way to say goodbye. Had Madrid reached the Champions League final, their season would not have closed until 1 June, and the Club World Cup begins less than two weeks later, with an international break in between. Ancelotti's contract had a year and a month left to run, expiring in 2026, with those years beginning on 1 July. Madrid had been reluctant to go to the Club World Cup with an interim manager, while the Brazilian confederation had wanted Ancelotti to take over in time for the qualifier against Ecuador on 6 June and his home debut in São Paulo against Paraguay four days later. The Englishman Paul Clement will be among his assistants. Ancelotti had told the CBF that he could not publicly commit while Madrid's season was still alive. With pressure building on the CBF president, Ednaldo Rodrigues, Brazil announced Ancelotti's appointment a day after Madrid had been beaten 4-3 in the clásico, virtually but not mathematically ending their chances of winning the league. The following day, Ancelotti gave his pre-match press conference before their La Liga meeting with Mallorca, in which he avoided confirming when the deal to join Brazil had been done and admitted that there were things he could not yet say because he was still the Madrid coach. The club, meanwhile, maintained their silence until now.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Xabi Alonso confirmed as Real Madrid's new head coach
Xabi Alonso has been officially confirmed as Real Madrid's next head coach. Their former midfielder returns to Santiago Bernabéu having led Bayer Leverkusen to an unbeaten Bundesliga title in 2024. The 43-year-old now comes back to his old club having won five major trophies in five years as a player in the Spanish capital. Alonso will replace Carlo Ancelotti, who has already been named as the new head coach of the Brazil national team, and will be in charge for this summer's Club World Cup. His first match will take place on June 18 against Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal. 📸 Lars Baron - 2025 Getty Images
The Guardian
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
European football: Mbappé gives Ancelotti and Modric farewell victory at Madrid
Real Madrid gave Carlo Ancelotti and Luka Modric a victory in their final game at the Santiago Bernabéu, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice in a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad to end their La Liga season. Ancelotti will become Brazil coach after leaving Real, while Modric is set to leave the club after next month's Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States. In an action-packed first half it was Mbappé netted from a rebound in the 38th minute after his tame penalty was easily saved by the Real Sociedad goalkeeper Unai Marrero. Ancelotti brought on Vinícius Júnior in the second half and the Brazilian combined excellently with Mbappé for Madrid's second goal as they finished the season second on 84 points, one behind the champions, Barcelona, who play on Sunday. Sociedad are 11th with 46 points. This story will be updated
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ancelotti and Modric given a warm tribute by Real Madrid fans 📸
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. Real Madrid is experiencing a day of farewells this Saturday (24). In the final round of La Liga, Carlo Ancelotti is playing his last game in charge of the club, before being introduced as the coach of the Brazilian National Team. In addition, Luka Modric is saying his goodbyes to Santiago Bernabéu as a Real Madrid player. The Croatian will still compete in the Club World Cup wearing the Spanish team's jersey. Before the ball started rolling, Real Madrid's fans paid tribute to the two club legends. As the teams entered the field, large banners with images of Ancelotti and Modric were displayed in the stands. 📸 Denis Doyle - 2025 Getty Images 📸 OSCAR DEL POZO - AFP or licensors Ancelotti and Modric leave Real Madrid as the player and coach with the most titles in the club's history. The Italian lifted 15 trophies, including three Champions League titles. The Croatian has 27 trophies for the Spanish club. 📸 Denis Doyle - 2025 Getty Images
