FOOTBALL fans all know that going to a game over the festive period is one of the highlights of Christmas. So we’ve found ...

Once Xabi Alonso had been whisked from the glare, through a door hanging a banner listing all the silverware Real Madrid have won, the club TV channel cut to highlights of a Champions League final.

Three years after shocking the world by retiring from professional football, the Wales, Spurs and Real Madrid legend is ready ...