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Zidane to leave Real Madrid at end of season: reports
Radio station Onda Cero said Zidane informed the players about his decision before last weekend's 2-2 La Liga draw at home with Sevilla where Real missed the chance to top the table.
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In this file photo taken on Feb.29 Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane attends a training session at the club's training ground in Valdebebas in the outskirts of Madrid on Feb.29 on the eve of the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Real Madrid went into quarantine on March 12 as La Liga announced Spain's top two divisions will be suspended for at least two weeks over the coronavirus.
(AFP/Javier Soriano)
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eal Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has told his players he will leave the La Liga club at the end of the season, Spanish media reported late on Saturday.
Radio station Onda Cero said Zidane informed the players about his decision before last weekend's 2-2 La Liga draw at home with Sevilla where Real missed the chance to top the table.
Newspaper Marca said he addressed the team on May 8, a day before that game.
Real were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by third-tier Alcoyano in January and were defeated comfortably by Chelsea in their Champions League semi-final.
They trail La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid by two points with two games left and have an outside chance of retaining the title.
When asked earlier on Saturday whether he would remain in charge next season, Zidane did not give any guarantees.
"I don't know what'll happen. I'm here, we're playing tomorrow and next week but I don't know what happens after that because this is Real Madrid," he told a news conference ahead of the team's next tie against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Zidane left the club in 2018 just after winning a third consecutive Champions League crown, only to return 10 months later. He also quit the club as a player in 2006 when he retired from playing.
Real host Villarreal on May 23 in the final game of the La Liga season.
