Aug 16, 2019 · Following Arteta’s departure, Antiguoko were in need of a new midfield general, but that demand soon doubled as Xabi Alonso received his own outstretched hand from a LaLiga club, and for him it was Real Sociedad.

Apr 13, 2024 · In North London, Mikel Arteta is driving Arsenal ever closer to being crowned kings of the Premier League after a two-decade drought. And nearly 400 miles away, Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen could become Bundesliga champions for the first time on Sunday.

Jun 13, 2024 · Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has revealed that a conversation with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta helped his side beat West Ham in the Europa League.

Apr 14, 2024 · Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso are two of the most highly-rated young managers in the game and their footballing journey began as childhood friends in Spain

Oct 10, 2023 · Arteta and Xabi are both ‘Guardiolistas’ to a degree that they both acknowledge. Arteta was an insistent Guardiola’s choice to be his deputy when he joined City as manager. Guardiola had made Xabi a priority signing ahead of his second season as Bayern head coach, to add authority, vision and direction to central midfield.

Sep 12, 2023 · Alonso, a close friend of Arteta's since childhood, has been a recent visitor too. Iraola even returned in a coaching capacity, working with Antiguoko's U18s while studying for his UEFA Pro...

Jun 14, 2024 · In a wonderful story shared with The Players Tribune, Xabi Alonso recalled a wholesome memory about Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta. Alonso recalled how he would meet up with Mikel at the beach...

Xabi Alonso has some great words for his good friend Mikel Arteta, who he describes as a 'competitive animal', after Arsenal thrash Bayer Leverkusen in the Emirates Cup. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 -...

And for Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso it continues to this day, with Arteta moulding Arsenal into a daring assault on the English Premier League title, while Alonso has just begun the task of lifting a failed Bayer Leverkusen from the basement of the Bundesliga.

Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta and Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso discuss growing up in San Sebastian, sharing a city in Liverpool and more as they revea...