Former Spanish footballer Zinedine Zidane has stepped down as coach of the Spanish club Real Madrid. After winning the Real Madrid hat-trick title in the Champions League, he resigned from the team in less than a week. Zinedine Zidane announced this at a press conference in Madrid.
Zinedine Zidane took over as the coach of Real Madrid in January 2016. Under him, this Spanish club won nine trophies in almost two and a half years. Moreover, under Zinedine Zidane, only 14 of the 149 matches played by Real has lost 16.
45-year-old Zinedine Zidane said, "This is the right time for all. It may seem strange to many people. But players, clubs, all of us have to make such a decision. "
He said, 'I love the club. The team will continue to win the series. Three years later the team needed change. New voices, new methods are needed. That's why I decided that.