Zinédine Zidane has announced that he is stepping aside as coach of Real Madrid a matter of days after steering the club to an unprecedented third successive UEFA Champions League triumph."I think it's the moment, both for me, the team and the club [to stand down]," the 45-year-old told an impromptu press conference at Madrid's training ground. "It's a strange moment to do so, I know, but an important one too. I had to do this for everyone." Zidane's place among the greatsHired in January 2016 after a spell in charge of the Real Madrid B team, Zidane became the
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Madrid and Juventus triumph, Tottenham thwarted
Asensio scores twice in comeback victory for Madrid Higuaín leaves pitch injured as Juventus win Turin derby Tottenham face FA Cup replay after late Rochdale leveller Barcelona return to winning ways following two Liga draws Late Lewandowski penalty seals 13th straight win for Bayern Are you pronouncing the players' names correctly? Friday
Coach Berdyev leaves Rostov role
Coach Kurban Berdyev has left Rostov ahead of their play-off against Ajax, with Dmitri Kirichenko named as his temporary replacement."Ahead of the evening training session Kurban Berdyev said goodbye to the team," said the Russian club in a statement. "Berdyev told the board before the season that he would leave regardless of the result in the [UEFA Champions League] third qualifying round."Berdyev made a name for himself with Rubin Kazan, and had been in charge at Rostov since December 2014. Rostov finished second in last season's Russian Premier league, earning a place in the UEFA Champions League, and beat Anderlecht 4-2 on aggregate in the third qualifying round to set u... UEFA.com - News
John Scott Leaves Bench, Sparks Massive Ducks-Sharks Line Brawl (Video)
The pressure was building the entire game. It was just a matter of time until things erupted, and they certainly did. In the third period of Sunday’s game between the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks, Sharks’ tough guy John Scott left the bench to fight Tim Jackman. The pair already had dropped the gloves early in the first period and earned matching fighting penalties. Round two turned into a full-out line brawl. Scott could face an automatic ten-game suspension if the NHL finds that he didn’t leave the bench as part of a legitimate line change, which would violate Rule 70.10. In the game, Scott received a ten-minute game misconduct for instigating and was ejected. Even Ducks
Urlacher leaves Bears after mother dies (AP)
Brian Urlacher(Getty Images) LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)—Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher(notes) has left the team following the death of his mother. Urlacher’s mother, Lavoyda, died unexpectedly at her home in Texas, the team said Wednesday in releasing a statement from their veteran leader.