Real Madrid have always been driven by star players - can Alonso break the cycle by imposing a tactical ideology to take the club into a new era?

Unsurprisingly given their domination of the UEFA Champions League in the 21st century, Real Madrid are record five-time winners of the FIFA Club World Cup. However, such an impressive history in the competition will matter little heading into this summer’s reformatted and expanded iteration of the tournament,

The FIFA Club World Cup is here and, if you’re like us, well, you don’t know what to make of it. But the fact of the matter is, it’s a summer football tournament featuring some of the best teams across the globe.