Madrid: Isco and Gareth Bale scored a goal apiece to give Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Celta Vigo in the first match of Zinedine Zidane’s second stint as head coach of the Spanish-league powerhouse. Zidane, who enjoyed a wildly successful initial tenure as manager of the Blancos from 2016[Read More…]
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French pundits fear Mbappe’s departure after Zidane
Paris: The reappointment of Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid’s head coach has raised fears in France’s sporting press that the national hero could seek to sign Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Kylian Mbappe to play in the Spanish capital in 2019. In an interview with a French football show on Sunday,[Read More…]
Modric never thought Zidane, Ronaldo would leave Real
Madrid: Real Madrid’s Croatian international midfielder Luka Modric has admitted that neither he nor his teammates expected both coach Zinedine Zidane and star Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo to leave the football club last summer. Zidane stepped down as coach after leading the club to three consecutive Champions League titles, while[Read More…]