Zidane quits again as Madrid coach after winless season

FILE - In this file photo dated Jan. 5, 2016, Real Madrid's coach Zinedine Zidane, right, sits down in front of the media prior a press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Zinedine Zidane is again stepping down as Real Madrid coach. The club says the Frenchman is leaving his job. It comes four days after a season in which Madrid failed to win a title for the first time in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)

FILE - In this file photo dated March 1, 2021, Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane waits for the start of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain. Zinedine Zidane is again stepping down as Real Madrid coach. The club says the Frenchman is leaving his job. It comes four days after a season in which Madrid failed to win a title for the first time in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, May 13, 2021, Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane gestures during the Spanish La Liga soccer match against Granada at Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain. Zidane has stepped down as coach of Real Madrid, it is announced Thursday May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Fermin Rodriguez, FILE)

FILE - In this file photo dated July 16, 2020. Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane, holds the trophy after winning the Spanish La Liga 2019-2020 in Madrid, Spain. Zinedine Zidane is again stepping down as Real Madrid coach. The club says the Frenchman is leaving his job. It comes four days after a season in which Madrid failed to win a title for the first time in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

FILE - In this In this file photo dated March 8, 2020, Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane sits at the bench during La Liga soccer match in Seville, Spain. Zinedine Zidane is again stepping down as Real Madrid coach. The club says the Frenchman is leaving his job. It comes four days after a season in which Madrid failed to win a title for the first time in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2017 file photo Real Madrid's Gareth Bale stretches next to Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane while waiting to come on as substitute during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Zinedine Zidane is again stepping down as Real Madrid coach. The club says the Frenchman is leaving his job. It comes four days after a season in which Madrid failed to win a title for the first time in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)