Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid manager with immediate effect, according to media reports.

BREAKING NEWS: Zinedine Zidane dumps Real Madrid!

Spanish giants Real Madrid have announced the departure of Zinedine Zidane from the club with immediate effect.

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid manager with immediate effect, according to media reports.

Spanish giants Real Madrid have announced the departure of Zinedine Zidane from the club with immediate effect.

Zidane’s contract was supposed to come to an end in June 2022 but he approached Real and requested to be released early from the contract.

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Los Blancos accepted Zidane’s decision to leave, and made it clear that this was the time to show respect and appreciation to the man who wore the club’s badge with pride both as a player and manager.

“Real Madrid CF announces that Zinedine Zidane has decided to end his current contract as coach of our club,” the club said in a statement.

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“It is now time to respect his decision and show him our appreciation for his professionalism, dedication and passion in all these years, and for what his figure represents for Real Madrid.”
 
“Zidane is one of the great figures of Real Madrid and his legendary status goes beyond what he has been as a coach and player of our club. He knows that he is at the heart of Real Madrid and that Real Madrid is and will always be his home,” added the statement.

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This was Zidane’s second stint with Real Madrid, and while the La Liga giants had a rather disappointing season, the Frenchman can be proud of his second spell as he won the 2019-20 league title to add to his trophy cabinet from the first spell.

In his first spell with Real Madrid, Zidane won three UEFA Champions League titles, two FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup titles, the Super Cup and one La Liga title.

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