The brand-new 32-team FIFA Club World Cup is in full swing in the United States. In the second episode of the “Top Journalists on Club World Cup” series, Titan Sports journalist Wu Haoyu sits down at the AS headquarters in Madrid with the paper’s deputy editor-in-chief and renowned Spanish sports commentator, Tomás Roncero, to discuss Real Madrid’s first match of the tournament and other hot topics surrounding the club over the past season.

Roncero, a veteran with 35 years of experience, is a frequent guest on major sports programs across Spanish media, including the popular show El Chiringuito de Jugones on La Sexta. He is widely known in the media circle as a die-hard Real Madrid supporter.

the paper’s deputy editor-in-chief and renowned Spanish sports commentator, Tomás Roncero, to discuss Real Madrid’s first match of the tournament and other hot topics surrounding the club over the past season. Roncero, a veteran with 35 years of experience, is a frequent guest on major sports programs across Spanish media, including the popular show El Chiringuito de Jugones on La Sexta. He is widely known in the media circle as a die-hard Real Madrid supporter. In the interview, Roncero admitted he was not satisfied with Real Madrid’s performance in their opening match, stating that the team is not among the favorites to win the Club World Cup and that Xabi Alonso’s “new Madrid” still needs time to gel. Reflecting on some of the club’s recent major talking points, he praised Kylian Mbappé’s steady improvement since joining the team and emphasized that Real should build their squad around him. As for the team’s decision to skip last year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, Roncero bluntly called it “a mistake.”