Xabi Alonso he himself initiated his resignation from the position of head coach of Real Madrid. A journalist reports it Pepe Alvarez.

According to him, the coach decided to leave because he felt a lack of respect from some Real Madrid players. It is also noted that Alonso was disappointed that the players were too selfish.

At the same time, as Marca writes, the Real Madrid players themselves did not expect the coach’s dismissal and were shocked by this news.

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone apologized for his behavior in the Spanish Super Cup match against Real Madrid.

The coach provoked the Real Madrid player during the match Vinicius Juniorwhich resulted in a conflict in the 80th minute, when the Brazilian came on as a substitute. Simeone and the player received a yellow card.

Today Simeone said:

First of all, I would like to apologize to Mr. Florentino (Real Madrid president Perez) and Mr. Vinicius for what they saw. I was wrong to take such a position and I admit that I acted incorrectly. The team that deserves it wins, and nothing more. Super Bowl Finale? Barcelona are an excellent team that deserved to win.

Captain of the Moscow football club “Lokomotiv” Dmitry Barinov he will not go to training camp with the team due to negotiations for the transfer to the capital CSKA. This was reported by the Lokomotiv press service.

The Lokomotiv retreat will take place in United Arab Emirates. The first stage is scheduled for January 13th to 24th.

“After Lokomotiv’s medical today CSKA submitted a new request to buy the rights of Dmitry Barinov, which significantly exceeds the initial offer. In this situation, Lokomotiv resumed negotiations. Therefore, the club has currently decided not to send Barinov to training camp with the team until the situation in the negotiations is resolved,” said Lokomotiv’s sporting director. Dmitry Ulyanov.

Previously it became known that Barinov decided not to sign a new agreement with Lokomotiv. The current contract expires in the summer of 2026. The midfielder told Sport Express he was aware of the external interest CSKA.

Barinov is 29 years old. He graduated from Lokomotiv, for whose main team he played 274 matches in various tournaments, scoring 13 goals and 27 assists. As part of the club, the footballer won the Russian Cup three times (2017, 2019, 2021) and the championship once (2018) and the national Super Cup (2019).

Barinov took part in 23 matches for the Russian national team, recording 2 assists. Together with the national team, he participated in the final part of the European Championship, which took place in the summer of 2021. In this tournament, the Russian team won one match out of three and could not leave the group.