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Zinedine Zidane resigns as Real Madrid manager after third Champions League win

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Zinedine Yazid Zidane has quit as Real Madrid manager five days after becoming the first manager to win the Champions League in three consecutive seasons.

The 45-year-old coach replaced Rafael Benitez in January 2016 and despite his successive European success has come under pressure for winning only one La Liga title during his two and a half years in charge.

Zinedine Zidane resigns as Real Madrid manager after third Champions League win
Zinedine Zidane resigns as Real Madrid manager after third Champions League win

He told Real Madrid’s president, Florentino Perez, that he would be leaving on Wednesday before informing the players.

“I know it is a strange moment for everyone involved,” said Zidane. “But it had to be done for everybody.

“This team has to continue winning and need a change. After three years they need a new voice, a new way of saying things – possibly another way of working.

“That’s why I’ve taken that decision. I love this club, I love the president, he’s given me the chance to come as a player and a manager. I’m eternally grateful to him but today for me and for everyone we have to change.”

Zinedine Zidane resigns as Real Madrid manager after third Champions League win

Perez admitted Zidane’s decision was completely unexpected after the club’s 13th Champions League title last weekend.

“It is a sad day for me and will be for the fans, the players and everyone at the club,” said Perez. “I wanted him to be next to me forever. But I know it is his final decision.

“I would have liked to convince him to stay on but I know what he is like.”

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