The papers in Spain are still dissecting the disastrous World Cup campaign suffered by the national side and working out what went wrong.
And the main news on the front pages this morning is that Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso will retire from La Roja after Spain have completed their match with Australia on Monday. The 32-year-old had a below par tournament and looked leggy in both matches against Holland and Chile.
According to Marca, Alonso made the decision to retire from international football before the World Cup. He was part of the side that won two European Championships and the World Cup. And will leave having played 113 times. He was on the winning side 88 times, drew 12, and lost 13. Alonso scored 16 goals for his country, his last being the penalty kick against Holland.
The future if Iker Casillas at Los Blancos has been up in the air for some time ans AS says the keeper has agreed with president Florentino Perez to be allowed to leave the club in 2015 – two years before the end of his current deal. With Madrid still looking at other options for the goalkeeper position, Casillas will stay at the club this season, the paper says, before moving on in 12 months time.
