Published 2 min ago The last time Zinedine Zidane was on the cover was a little over two years ago when he was still in charge of Real Madrid’s second team, Castilla. He’d endured a torrid first season in management: not only did his young side underperform, he was also slapped with a three-month ban for failing to obtain the relevant coaching badges. That he wasn’t shown the door owed everything to the club’s desire – bordering on desperation – for Zizou to take charge of Los Blancos' first team. FFT: October 2015 So when he finally got the call to take over from Rafael Benitez, it was a decision based more on hope than expectation. Everyone hoped he would do well. No-one...
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