{"id":76750,"date":"2021-05-27T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T12:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=76750"},"modified":"2021-05-27T13:01:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T13:01:04","slug":"zinedine-zidane-resigns-as-real-madrid-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=76750","title":{"rendered":"Zinedine Zidane resigns as Real Madrid coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Madrid: Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid manager with immediate effect, the Spanish club said Thursday, just days after they were beaten to the La Liga title by Atletico Madrid.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It is now time to respect his decision and show our appreciation for his professionalism, dedication and passion all these years,” Real Madrid said in a statement on its website.<\/p>\n

“Zidane is one of Real Madrid’s great myths and his legend beyond his role as coach and player at our club.”<\/p>\n

The Frenchman’s departure comes at the end of a disappointing campaign for the 13-time European champions, who also lost to Chelsea in the\u00a0Champions League\u00a0semi-finals as they failed to win a trophy for the first time in 11 seasons.<\/p>\n

Only 10 days ago Zidane, who has a contract until 2022, denied press speculation he had already told his players he would be leaving at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

“How am I going to tell my players that I am going now? It’s a lie,” he said after a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao.<\/p>\n

“I’m focused on this season. There is a game left and we are going to give everything. I only care what happens in this finale,” he said at the time.<\/p>\n

But, perhaps tellingly, he added: “The rest, we will see at the end of the season.”<\/p>\n

The announcement marks the end of Zidane’s second spell in charge of the Spanish giants.<\/p>\n

The 1998 World Cup winner first took the helm in January 2016 and guided Real to the 2017 La Liga title and an unprecedented hat-trick of\u00a0Champions League\u00a0titles before abruptly quitting on May 31, 2018.<\/p>\n

He returned in 2019, winning a second La Liga crown in 2020 and the Spanish Super Cup.<\/p>\n

Zidane could take another break from\u00a0football\u00a0but he has been linked with taking charge of the French national team and Juventus, where he spent five years as a player.<\/p>\n

However Didier Deschamps is likely to remain France coach until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, barring a disastrous performance at the European Championship that kicks off next month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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