<![CDATA[is the day finally here?]]>Can it be real?  Is Xabi Alonso finally back after nearly six months?

Let the celebration – and the posing – begin!  (How many of you missed The Xabi Alonso pose section™?  Here’s a present for those of you who did.)

P.S. Blatter is a first-class idiot.

P.P.S. This is adorable.

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