Alonso will manage his first game for Real Madrid against Al Hilal on June 18. The Spaniard officially starts his three-year contract on June 1, giving him just over two weeks with his new team before their first match of this summer's FIFA Club World Cup.

Xabi Alonso has officially been presented as the new Real Madrid manager ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup and next season. The Spanish coach was presented in

Less than three years into his career as a top-level coach, Alonso is returning to Real Madrid, the most pressurized job in football. He's earned it.