"Real Madrid have announced Alvaro Arbeloa as their new head coach following Xabi Alonso's exit. Los Blancos parted ways with Alonso following their 3-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Supercopa de Espana final. Alonso took charge ahead of the 2025 Club World Cup, replacing Carlo Ancelotti, and oversaw 34 games in seven months, though he came under increasing pressure due to results and reports of disagreements with players."
"The 42-year-old joined Castilla in 2020 as head coach of the Under-14s and moved through the ranks before replacing Raul at the helm of Castilla in May last year. As a player, Arbeloa came through Madrid's academy before making his first-team debut in October 2004, and though he left in 2005, he returned for a seven-year spell between 2009 and 2016."
Real Madrid appointed Alvaro Arbeloa as first-team head coach after sacking Xabi Alonso following a 3-2 Supercopa de Espana final defeat to Barcelona. Alonso had replaced Carlo Ancelotti ahead of the 2025 Club World Cup and managed 34 matches in seven months, facing pressure from results and reported disagreements with players. Arbeloa, 42, rose through the club's youth coaching ranks after joining Castilla in 2020, progressing from the Under-14s and replacing Raúl as Castilla coach in May. Arbeloa made 237 appearances for Real Madrid and won multiple domestic and European honours. He will begin with a Copa del Rey tie against Albacete while Madrid sit second in LaLiga, four points behind Barcelona.
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