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Zinedine Zidane Reportedly Given Madrid Stars' Support to Replace Rafa Benitez

A collection of Real Madrid's senior players have reportedly given Castilla coach Zinedine Zidane their backing to succeed under-fire manager Rafa Benitez at the club's helm, according to reports.

Alvaro de la Rosa of Spanish newspaper AS claimed if Real Madrid president Florentino Perez does decide to hand Benitez his marching orders, the club's dressing room will rally behind Zidane as the new boss.

As a former Galacticos star, Zidane carries a certain reputation at the Santiago Bernabeu, and De la Rosa wrote some first-team players "have had their differences" with incumbent Benitez.