Arbeloa at Real Madrid: Can He Revive His Career? – Radio Football Internationale

Radio Foot this Tuesday 4:10 p.m. UT, rebroadcast at 9:10 p.m. UT: – 8 months and then gone. It’s already over for Xabi Alonso; – No 3rd French Cup in a row for PSG. ; – CAN 2025, final four, with a quartet and even a star-studded quintet.

8 months and then gone. It’s already over for Xabi Alonso. The former Bayer Leverkusen who came to relaunch the White House saw his collective project come to an abrupt end yesterday Monday (January 12, 2026), the day after a Clasico lost in Saudi Arabia, and a 5th defeat this season. A Real Madrid in search of a lost collective level, which suffers from the irregularity of the players. The reasons for failure. His ex-teammate Alvaro Arbeloa takes over, will he be able to last?

No 3rd French Cup in a row for PSG. The reunion in the round of 16, 8 days after the championship, benefited the PFC of Jonathan Ikoné, Ilan Kebbal, just back from the CAN, and the last rampart Obed Nkambadio. Final score 1-0. This time, Luis Enrique’s players failed to catch up. Accident or should the coach be worried?

CAN 2025, final four, with a quartet and even a star-studded quintet. Reunion between ex Reds (Salah-Mané), without forgetting other “African Ballons d’Or”, Osimhen, Lookman and Hakimi. Nigerians on a mission, Salah and his teammates too. Moroccans ready to lift a trophy that has eluded them since 1976. Unless Mané’s Senegal convinces everyone! – CAN, arbitration and controversies. Like the one concerning the appointment of officials from Morocco/Cameroon. Tensions at the end of the Nigeria/Algeria meeting with the Senegalese whistle, is sporting geopolitics mixed with conspiracy? Was refereeing less stigmatized in previous editions?

With Annie Gasnier: Youssouf Mulumbu, Nabil Djellit and Ibrahima Traoré. Technique/direction: Laurent Salerno – David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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