Xabi Alonso’s return to Liverpool felt inevitable – behind the scenes, the reality was always different
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8-second readA wonderful long passer and a midfielder with the capacity to score from the halfway line, Xabi Alonso always seemed to have the ability to plot the way to a...
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A wonderful long passer and a midfielder with the capacity to score from the halfway line, Xabi Alonso always seemed to have the ability to plot the way to a...
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