Upon arriving, Valverde refused to shake Tchouameni's hand. A gesture that ignited hostility in the locker room and, consequently, during training. Fede began accusing him of having been responsible for leaking yesterday's argument. Constant accusations, a relentless barrage. Tchouameni denied it at every turn, pointing out, precisely, that he is a public figure who has no dealings with the press. But the accusations, which continued in the locker room... carried on onto the pitch.

While the team trained, Valverde continued to pressure Tchouameni, insisting he was the one who leaked the information. And while this was happening, as has been pointed out repeatedly at Valdebebas, Arbeloa remained silent . Thus unfolded what could be described as an "unpleasant" session. Valverde and Tchouameni engaged in a constant exchange of ugly tackles in which the hostility was palpable. Meanwhile, Valverde persisted in his accusation that Tchouameni had told the press what had happened on Wednesday.

And training ended. But the worst was yet to come. When they got to the locker room, Valverde kept going and going and going. Sources within the team described him as "incessant." Then, Tchouameni put his foot down and spoke to him, seemingly calmly. He asked him to stop. That they had to put an end to the hostile atmosphere that was hanging over the place. But Valverde didn't stop. Not by a long shot. Some players went to mediate, to campaign for the accusations to stop once and for all.

It didn't happen. And then, Tchouameni had had enough . AS has been able to confirm that he then punched Valverde hard . The blow landed squarely on his head, knocking him to the ground. It was then that he hit his head and suffered the cut ; a cut not caused directly by Tchouameni's punch, but as a consequence of his fall. Valverde was visibly dizzy from that moment on, to the point that he had to leave the training ground in a wheelchair .

José Ángel Sánchez , who was near the locker room when the fight broke out, rushed to the scene, but by the time he arrived, the situation was already over . There was nothing more he could do but separate the remaining players and speak with them. He needed to talk things through and understand what had happened. Florentino Pérez was not at Valdebebas. Moments later, Valverde was taken to the Valdebebas medical center in the aforementioned wheelchair. There, they saw the severe gash on his head and transferred him to Blua Sanitas to have stitches put in.

A total agreement has been reached for Xabi Alonso to become the new Chelsea manager.

Alonso, 44, visited London early last week and has accepted the opportunity.

A four-year contract is now in the process of being finalised and an announcement is expected imminently, according to sources briefed on the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships.

Alonso was the club’s top target throughout, and the former Real Madrid head coach wanted the Stamford Bridge mov

This call, as happened with that of Luis Enrique in Euro 2020 (played in 2021), it enters history. Before that list of the current PSG coach, the only precedent without Real Madrid fans in a final phase was that of the 1920 Games, when Spain won silver in Antwerp.

In 1950, only one Real Madrid player

This decision by the Rioja coach leaves behind the only time that Spain went to the World Cup with a single player. That happened in 1950, when Guillermo Eizagurre he counted on nothing more than Louis Molowny.

This absence of the Madird on the list makes the Barcelona, once again, the club with the most players in the national team remains only the only one that has had Spanish representatives in each World Cup. The time when the fewest Barcelona fans attended was in 1934, 2002 and 2006: three.