News about Rafael Marquez

Outgoing Barcelona manager Xavi could be replaced before the end of the season if defeat in Sunday's El Clasico follows their Champions League elimination, according to reports in Spain. Xavi has remained adamant he will not reverse his decision to leave the club at the end of the campaign despite moves by the hierarchy to keep him in post. However, following Tuesday night's 4-1 loss to PSG, which saw them crash out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage, the 44-year-old is reportedly now at risk of losing his position in the coming days.

Following a report about Thomas Tuchel's sacking at Bayern Munich, many are beginning to wonder what the German football manager will do next as his time in the Bundesliga comes to an end in the summer. According to some sources, Tuchel is interested in living in Spain, though others indicate the 50-year-old wants to return to the Premier League. With all the ambiguity surrounding his next move, read on as we take a look at the odds Tuchel is earning with Sky Bet to be named and with which team. Tuchel's shortest price is with Barcelona at 7/1, according to the 'Manager Specials' on Sky Bet. He is ranked fifth in the market, behind Rafael Marquez, Hansi Flick, Roberto De Zerbi, and Mikel Arteta.

Pep Guardiola has scaled the Everest of club football once more. Manchester City's victory over Inter Milan in Saturday night's Champions League final capped off a memorable Treble triumph, with Europe's highest award added to the Premier League and FA Cup. However, this isn't the first time one of his teams has dominated a season in such a way. In his first season as Barcelona's first-team coach, 2008-09, the team won the LaLiga title, Copa del Rey, and the Champions League, where they defeated reigning champions Manchester United in the final. They came within a whisker of a repeat in 2010, winning LaLiga and then beating United in the Champions League final two seasons.

Antonio Carbajal, Mexico's most popular former goalkeeper who appeared in five World Cups, has died at the age of 93. Carbajal set the record for 32 years after representing his country in Brazil, Switzerland, 1954, Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, and England 1966, before it was met by Germany superstar Lothar Matthaus in 1998. Rafael Marquez and Andres Guardado, as well as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, have since equalled his mark in Carbajal.

SPECIAL REPORT BY JACK GAUGHAN, DANIEL MATTHEWS, AND PETE JENSON: Cruyff is his inspiration, and he is often quoted even now. And philosophical tentacles are also spreading. Guardiola's players discuss how he has changed their views of the game. Mikel Arteta (left), one of his proteges, is proving to be a dangerous competitor in the FA Cup fourth round and will return to Manchester City on Friday night. Burnley's (right) has risen to the top of the Championship table, while Xavi's (centre) Barcelona remains third in La Liga. Rafael Marquez is the Barcelona B coach, where Guardiola's career began. At Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso has embarked on a rebuilding mission. Javier Mascherano is Argentina's Under 20 boss. With City players, such as Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan, doing their teaching badges, it will continue to grow.

Torres and another former Liverpool player impressed the Mexican on their coaching course together, according to Marquez, who now oversees Barcelona Athletic's 'B' team. The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker is now in charge of Atletico Madrid's U19 team.