Back in Madrid, though, Liverpool and Real Madrid legend Xabi Alonso has been tipped to replace the outgoing Ancelotti. The Spaniard, a childhood friend of Mikel Arteta, spent five years at Real ...

ESPN go so far as to name the date of 26 May as when the CBF expect to see Ancelotti in Rio de Janeiro. That would be just ...

It appears as though the future is set in stone for Real Madrid, with Xabi Alonso looking set to replace Carlo Ancelotti as ...