Zidane left Real Madrid because club had ‘no faith’ in him

Former France international stepped down last week after Real suffered their first trophy-less season in 11 years.

Zinedine Zidane stepped down as Real Madrid coach because the club had “no faith” in him. Zidane returned to Real for a second spell in March 2019 after having won two La Liga titles and three consecutive Champions League titles in his first stint from 2016 to 2018. However, he stepped down last week after Real suffered their first trophy-less season in 11 years, finishing second in La Liga, being knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals and suffering a humiliating Copa del Rey exit in the round-of-32 to third division minnows Alcoyano.