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Zinedine Zidane resigns as Real Madrid manager - sources

Zinedine Zidane has decided to resign as Real Madrid coach, sources have confirmed to ESPN.

The decision was made on Wednesday morning, sources said, after Zidane had asked the club for a few days to consider his future.

On Wednesday, he confirmed the move to Madrid's board, and then the squad.

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Real beat Villarreal 2-1 in their final game of the La Liga season on Saturday, but that wasn't enough to overtake rivals Atletico Madrid, who secured a 2-1 comeback win at Real Valladolid to clinch the trophy.