Diego Simeone’s super-charged Atletico Madrid were just too much for Xabi Alonso ... difference being Alonso’s shiny white trainers to Simeone’s similarly shiny black shoes.

Xabi Alonso, the coach who ended Bayer Leverkusen's 150-year title drought in the Bundesliga, has bared his soul and mind in an open letter sharing his thoughts and reflections after a historic ...