Real Madrid sack Rafa Benitez, name Zinedine Zidane as coach

Zinedine Zidane accepts his new job as manager of Real Madrid after Florentino Perez announces Rafa Benitez has been sacked. Real Madrid sacked manager Rafa Benitez after seven months in charge and replaced him with France legend Zinedine Zidane on Monday.Benitez, who began his playing career with the club's reserve sides and later held several coaching roles at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu,returned to Real Madridafter last season following the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti.The former Valencia, Liverpool and Napoli coach never won over a dressing room that included vocal supporters of Ancelotti, and he was under serious pressure since a4-0 home defeatto Barcelona in theClasico.Zidane, who was Ancelotti's assistant in 2014 when Madrid won the Champions League, has been coaching Madrid's Castilla reserve team in the third division.The former World Cup winner spoke briefly during Monday'snews conference, promising to "give it all his heart to make the team successful." A full conference to unveil the 43-year-old is set for Tuesday.