1 day ago
3
play
Alexander-Arnold: My champion crippled truthful acold (0:53)
New Real Madrid signing Trent Alexander-Arnold believes their 3-0 triumph implicit FC Red Bull Salzburg was their champion show successful the FIFA Club World Cup this campaign. (0:53)
Alex KirklandJun 28, 2025, 12:36 AM ET
David Alaba has suffered a calf injury, Real Madrid confirmed connected Friday, successful the latest wounded setback for the seasoned defender.
Centre-back Alaba, 33, has not featured successful immoderate of Madrid's 3 games truthful acold astatine the Club World Cup, arsenic helium recovers from a meniscus wounded successful his near genu suffered successful April.
Alaba's latest setback is expected to regularisation him retired of the tournament, with Madrid acceptable to play Juventus successful the circular of 16 successful Miami, Florida connected Tuesday, with a imaginable quarterfinal connected July 5, a semifinal connected July 9, and the last connected July 13.
"David is taking a spot longer [to recover]," manager Xabi Alonso said connected Thursday. "After the [meniscus] cognition we request to beryllium cautious and patient, truthful measurement by step, we'll hold a spot longer."
Madrid person been without a fig of cardinal players for the Club World Cup truthful far.
Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão and Eduardo Camavinga person been moving their mode backmost to afloat fittingness astatine the team's basal successful Palm Beach, portion Ferland Mendy and Endrick person been recovering successful Madrid.
"Ferland is inactive a agelong mode from being connected the pitch," Alonso said this week. "Eduardo is taking large steps guardant successful his recovery, hopefully we'll person him backmost -- I don't cognize successful the adjacent game, oregon if we spell further."
Endrick is to articulation up with his teammates successful the coming days, though it is not yet wide if helium volition play a relation connected the transportation astatine the Club World Cup.
"Endrick is recovering, and we privation him disposable arsenic soon arsenic possible," Alonso said connected Thursday. "I'm counting connected him, for sure."
In the Brazil international's lack -- coupled with Kylian Mbappé's unwellness -- Gonzalo García, 21, has stepped in, scoring 2 goals successful 3 radical games successful the United States, including successful Thursday's 3-0 triumph implicit Salzburg successful Philadelphia.
