The Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has chosen to back the Club World Cup in the face of criticism from La Liga president Javier Tebas.

New Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso did not start his spell on a winning note thanks to Al-Hilal goalkeeper Yassine Bonou, who saved a penalty during added time in their 1-1 draw at the Club World Cup on Wednesday.

Here we go then! This stood out as one of the big group-stage matches when the draw was made, given the eye-watering investment into this Al-Hilal team. As you will have seen by n