Real Madrid refuse to grants Alonso’s request on Modric

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9 months ago

May 23, 2025

Real Madrid reportedly refused to grant incoming manager, Xabi Alonso’s request to keep Luka Modric at the club.

According to Diario AS, Alonso told Real Madrid that it would be better to keep Modric, but the club said no.

Modric will play his last LaLiga game for Real Madrid when they face Real Sociedad on the final day of the season on Saturday.

The 39-years-old will leave the Los Blancos after the end of their FIFA Club World Cup campaign this summer.

Modric joined Real Madrid from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2012.

The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner won 28 trophies, including six UEFA Champions Leagues and four domestic titles during his time at Madrid.

Both past and present Real Madrid players have already paid tributes to the Croatian midfielder as he is set to leave the Spanish LaLiga giants.

Modric is expected to represent his country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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2026 World Cup: Super Eagles waiting for FIFA’s decision – Iwobi

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10 hours ago

February 6, 2026

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Super Eagles playmaker, Alex Iwobi, has admitted they are waiting to see if the team would still play at the 2026 World Cup.

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is optimistic of a potential lifeline from FIFA, after it submitted a petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Iwobi was asked by SuperSport if he would rather lift the AFCON 2025 trophy or qualify for the World Cup?

The 29-year-old, who played at the 2018 of the World Cup, replied: “I mean we’re still waiting, well hopefully we can go to the World Cup, but I feel it’s a tough one.

“It’s a tough one because winning AFCON is like… It’s a great legacy, it’s a great thing to have like in your career, a memorable moment.

“But then at the same time, because I’ve been to the World Cup already, a lot of the players haven’t been. They would like to say ‘I want to go to the World Cup,’ so I can’t be selfish and say win the AFCON and for my teammates to not go to the World Cup. So it’s a tough one. I don’t know. I don’t know.”

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PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE OF THE SUPER EAGLES ON THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER

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1 week ago

January 30, 2026

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President Bola Tinubu sends his condolences

to Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze on the passing of his mother.

The President also extends his sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, who passed away on Thursday.

President Tinubu mourns with the Chukwueze family and encourages them to find solace in the memory and legacy of their late matriarch.

“The passing of Mrs Chukwueze, the mother of one of our bright football stars, just a few days after the passing of Super Eagles’ captain Wilfred Ndidi’s father, is deeply saddening.

I mourn with them, and I am with them in prayers during this difficult time,” the President says.

President Tinubu prays that God Almighty will grant the departed eternal rest.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information and Strategy)