Real Madrid Sacks Rafa Benitez, Zidanne Expected To Replace Him

The club president, Florentino Perez, has axed Rafael Benitez as the manager of Real Madrid after just 7 months at the helm.

An announcement is expected shortly. Zinedine Zidane – the coach of Real Madrid’s second team, Castilla – is expected to take over if, as expected, Perez offers him the job.