Steven Gerrard has poked fun at his former Liverpool team-mate Xabi Alonso after footage showed the Bayer Leverkusen boss hitting the crossbar from a free kick ahead of the Europa League final.
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free It was a gloriously fitting reward for one of the most admirable ...
It’s no exaggeration to suggest that Xabi Alonso’s first full season in management should be considered one of the most impressive campaigns in the history of the European club game.
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso believes his side’s defeat in the UEFA Europa League final - which saw them miss out on a historic unbeaten season - will ultimately make him a better manager.
Wayne Rooney (inset) is one of the greatest English football players to have graced the turf in England, he is highly regarded as one of the best in his generation. However, his career in ...
This season, they’ve taken their fans on a journey the likes of which they could only have dreamed about. A season which has defied all expectations, rewritten the history books and set new ...
Bayer Leverkusen became the first team to go unbeaten through an entire Bundesliga season in winning the competition for the first time in their history and ending Bayern Munich's 11-year reign as ...
Sardinia, Italy (CNN) — In life, as in soccer, it’s often said that it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen are a living, breathing testament to that.