Zinedine Zidane
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)
FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid 12/23/2017

May. 27, 2021 08:04 AM EDT

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)
Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid 3/1/2021

May. 27, 2021 08:04 AM EDT

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)
Zidane quits again as Madrid coach after winless season

By Tales Azzoni May. 27, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane walks by the touchline during the Spanish La Liga last round soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Saturday, May 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Pablo Morano)
Villarreal CF vs Real Madrid 5/22/2021

May. 24, 2021 10:48 AM EDT

Barcelona's Lionel Messi walks during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Celta at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Atlético looking good; doubts surround Barcelona and Madrid

By Tales Azzoni May. 24, 2021 10:47 AM EDT

Real Madrid's Nacho, left, celebrate his side goal with his fellow teammate team during Spanish La Liga soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid at San Mames stadium, in Bilbao, northern Spain, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao 5/16/2021

May. 16, 2021 03:48 PM EDT

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, and his fellow teammate celebrate the first goal of his team during Spanish La Liga soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid at San Mames stadium, in Bilbao, northern Spain, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Late Suárez goal moves Atlético 1 win from league title

By Tales Azzoni May. 16, 2021 03:46 PM EDT

Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane watches during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Granada and Real Madrid at Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Fermin Rodriguez)
Real Madrid vs Granada CF 5/13/2021

May. 14, 2021 11:10 AM EDT

FILE - Leicester's Timothy Castagne, left, and West Bromwich Albion's Kieran Gibbs vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich and Leicester City at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The newcomers joining Major League Soccer for the 2021 season lack some of the panache of previous years. In terms of recognizable names, Inter Miami may have landed the biggest by nabbing England left back Kieran Gibbs from West Bromwich Albion. (Tim Keeton/Pool via AP, File)
Defending champ Columbus, Philadelphia again tops in East

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 13, 2021 05:14 PM EDT

Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland warms up before the Champions League, first leg, quarterfinal soccer match between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Dortmund planning to keep Haaland for next season

Apr. 11, 2021 01:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi looks on during their Champions League soccer match against Paris Saint-Germain at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Messi is set to play his 45th “clasico” match against Real Madrid on Saturday, April 10 and it could be his last. Messi has said he will decide his future when his contract expires at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, file)
Zidane hopes Messi’s 45th ‘clásico’ is not his last

By Joseph Wilson Apr. 09, 2021 10:45 AM EDT

Real Madrid's Raphael Varane controls the ball during the Champions League, round of 16, second leg soccer match between Atalanta and Real Madrid at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Madrid's Varane positive for virus, out of Liverpool game

Apr. 06, 2021 08:02 AM EDT

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, left, takes the ball past Wolverhampton Wanderers' Ruben Neves during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Monday, March. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Laurence Griffiths,Pool)
Fired-up Alexander-Arnold heads into CL with point to prove

By Steve Douglas Apr. 05, 2021 08:11 AM EDT

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Eibar at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Real Madrid beats Eibar 2-0 before Liverpool CL clash

By Joseph Wilson Apr. 03, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

Atalanta's Luis Muriel celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during a Serie A soccer match between Atlanta and Napoli, in Bergamo's Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (Gianluca Checchi/LaPresse via AP)
A year after 'Game Zero,' Atalanta welcomes Real Madrid

By Daniella Matar Feb. 23, 2021 10:58 AM EST

Munich's Robert Lewandowski walks on the pitch during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (Arne Dedert/POOL via AP)
Bayern problems mount; Man City in form for Champions League

Feb. 21, 2021 08:15 PM EST

Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Getafe at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Depleted Madrid wins postponed game, gets closer to Atlético

By Tales Azzoni Feb. 09, 2021 05:24 PM EST

Real Madrid's team players with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, centre left and Real Madrid's head coach Raul Gonzalez Blanco,celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Youth League final soccer match between SL Benfica from Portugal and Real Madrid CF from Spain at the Colovray Sports Centre stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
Real Madrid president Pérez tests positive for COVID-19

Feb. 02, 2021 07:17 AM EST

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Alaves and Real Madrid at Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Hazard shines for Madrid without Zidane; En-Nesyri hat trick

By Joseph Wilson Jan. 23, 2021 05:23 PM EST

PSG's Kylian Mbappe in action during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Friday, Jan.22, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Mbappe's PSG future uncertain as he hesitates over new deal

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 23, 2021 11:37 AM EST