(FILES) Real Madrid's Spanish coach Xabi Alonso leaves after a press conference ahead of the Spanish league football match between Deportivo Alaves and Real Madrid CF at the Real Madrid Sports City of Valdebebas, near Madrid on December 13, 2025. Real Madrid said on January 12, 2026 that coach Xabi Alonso has left the club by mutual consent, a day after the team lost the Spanish Super Cup final against rivals Barcelona. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)