Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid last summer, is clearly the player who excites Alonso the most. “Since he was at Monaco, Mbappe has always given me something special,” said the Spanish F1 racer.

Gago, a former Real Madrid player, took over as coach of Boca Juniors last October after stepping down from his role at Mexico’s Chivas in the middle of the season to replace Diego Martínez.

Real Madrid have plenty of famous fans, some of those not Spanish. However, experienced Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso, a Spanish national born in Oviedo, has followed Los Blancos since he was a ...

Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso spoke to FIFA about his lifelong passion for Real Madrid and Spain's chances at the FIFA World Cup 26.