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Álvaro Arbeloa Confirms Real Madrid Exit Amid Talk Of José Mourinho's Return

Álvaro Arbeloa confirmed what many soccer fans in Spain had taken for granted for weeks — he won’t be Real Madrid’s coach beyond the final game of the season on Saturday. When asked in a press conference Friday if the game against Athletic Bilbao would be his last, Arbeloa said "yes." Arbeloa had been widely expected to be on his way out after he was unable to steer the team to a title this season following his promotion from the club’s reserve team in January to replace the fired Xabi Alonso. Madrid lost to a second-division opponent in the Copa del Rey in Arbeloa’s debut. It then exited the...