Zinedine Zidane resigns as Real Madrid coach
The decision was made on Wednesday morning, sources said, after Zidane had asked the club for a few days to consider his future.
In recent months, Zidane had refused to commit to remaining in the job next season, leading to widespread speculation that he was planning to leave.
"You might think I walk away from responsibility or leave when things get complicated, but no, never," Zidane said on May 15 when pushed on his future.
Financial restrictions saw the club decide not to spend on new signings last summer, and the start to this campaign proved more difficult both domestically and in Europe.
In La Liga, Madrid suffered an embarrassing 1-0 loss to newly promoted Cadiz in October, and were beaten 4-1 by Valencia and 2-1 at home to Alaves in November.
In January, the former ...