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Published 14:38 23 May 2015 BST
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'I did have a small injury, a pain in my right heel, but that wasn’t why I wasn’t playing.' 'I’ve always felt that I’ve had the coach’s backing, but the message indirectly came through to me that I was no longer needed, I was frozen out and wouldn’t have a chance to continue playing. It’s not the end that I wanted. It hurts that I’m accused of a lack of professionalism because I’ve always put the team ahead of myself. I’ve always gone with the truth.' 'Nobody from the club said anything to me directly. 'It’s all feelings, incidents and comments saying I wouldn’t play any more. But nobody approached me. What has happened this season has hurt me to the bottom of my soul.'Madrid of course left Xabi Alonso join Bayern Munich where he has been a huge success, and we think Liverpool or Arsenal could do worse than giving the German a call to see if he'd fancy life in the Premier League. H/t to The Guardian

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