Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane's brother Farid Zidane passes away
Los Blancos confirmed the news on Saturday after Zidane left training in Canada
Real Madrid confirmed on Saturday that Farid Zidane, the brother of first-team coach Zinedine Zidane, has passed away.
Zidane left Madrid's preseason training camp in Montreal, Canada, on Friday, with the club explaining that personal reasons were behind his exit.
"All members of the Real Madrid first-team squad held a minute's silence ahead of training in Montreal following the passing of Farid Zidane, the brother of our coach, Zinedine Zidane," Madrid said in a short statement.
With Zidane absent, his assistants David Bettoni and Hamidou Msaidie, with the help of new fitness coach Gregory Dupont, are overseeing training.
Madrid's first game this summer is against Bayern Munich at the NRG Stadium in Houston next Sunday, July 21.
