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Tuesday 12 March 2019

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RISE

Newly appointed Real Madrid
head coach Zinedine Zidane
attends a press conference
in Madrid, Monday March 11,
2019.
With batteries

'recharged,'

Zidane back

as Real

Madrid coach

By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer
MADRID (AP) — Real Ma-
drid picked one of its most
successful figures to try to
end one of its worst crises.
Zinedine Zidane is returning
to coach Madrid, the club
he led to three straight
Champions League titles
before quitting while on
top nine months ago.
Madrid announced Mon-
day that Zidane accepted
an offer to replace San-
tiago Solari and signed a
contract until June 2022
to try to get the club back
on track after a disastrous
season.
The coaching change
came less than a week af-
ter two losses to Barcelona
and another to Ajax — re-
sults that eliminated the
club from the Champions
League and the Copa del
Rey and virtually ended its
hopes of winning the Span-
ish league.
“I’m very happy to be back Suns beat Warriors for first time since 2014
home. I’ve recharged
my batteries and now I’m
ready again for the expe- Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoot against Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) during the first half of an NBA
rience of being Real Ma- basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, March 10, 2019.
drid’s coach. Associated Press
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