Xavi Hernández to Return to Barcelona as Its New Coach

Xavi Hernández to Return to Barcelona as Its New Coach
Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez waves to the fans during celebrations at the Camp Nou stadium after winning the Champions League soccer final in Barcelona, Spain, on June 7, 2015. Manu Fernandez/AP Photo
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BARCELONA, Spain—Xavi Hernández, the player who personified the attacking style made popular by Barcelona and Spain’s national team, is returning to Camp Nou as the new coach of his struggling boyhood club.

Barcelona announced in the early hours of Saturday that Xavi has agreed to a contract through 2024 after the former Spain midfielder was released from his contract as the coach of Qatari club Al-Sadd.