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Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti waits for the start of the Spanish Copa del Rey final soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Estadio de La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

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JOSEPH WILSON

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti says that Xabi Alonso has “all the doors open" for a move to a big club with speculation building that the former Real Madrid midfielder is set to replace the Italian coach at the helm of the Spanish powerhouse.