Xabi Alonso

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Real's Xabi Alonso in action with Getafe's Colunga during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Gabriel Pecot)

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Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso, left, in action with Celta's Jonathan Castro 'Jonny', right, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Celta at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Spain's Xabi Alonso, second left, celebrates with teammates after scoring on a penalty kick his side's second goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Spain and France in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Saturday, June 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger, right, kicks the ball as Spain's Xabi Alonso, left, as Pedro Rodriguez, center, looks on during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Germany and Spain at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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Spain's Carles Puyol, third from left, celebrates after scoring with teammates, from left, Sergio Ramos, David villa, top, Xabi Alonso and Gerard Pique during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Germany and Spain at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)