Football News : Real Madrid confirm Zidane has resigned

Zinedine Zidane is stepping down as Real Madrid coach, again. The club said Thursday the Frenchman is leaving his job, a few days after a season in which Madrid failed to win a title for the first time in more than a decade. The club said Zidane “decided to bring an end to his current spell” as Madrid's coach. “We must now respect his decision and express our gratitude for his professionalism, dedication and passion over the years and what he means to Real Madrid,” the club said in a statement. Zidane had a contract through June 2022. Zidane left the club for the first time after leading Madrid to one of its most successful runs from 2016-2018, with three consecutive Champions League titles. In his two years and five months in charge, Madrid won a total of nine trophies, including two Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, one Spanish league and one Spanish Super Cup. He only won the league title once and a Spanish Super Cup in his second stint. Among the possible candidates being talked about to replace Zidane were Massimiliano Allegri, Antonio Conte and former Madrid great Raúl González, who has been coaching Madrid’s “B” team - just like Zidane was before taking over the over the main squad for the first time in 2016.