Zinedine Zidane has insisted he has no need to issue a public defence of under-fire Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. Perez spearheaded the failed breakaway Super League, coming under great pressure in the wake of the competition’s spectacular collapse. Perez remains under great scrutiny in his role, but Zidane insisted the Real president knows exactly the support he has from his club manager. “The president knows what I have in my heart and what I think, and we are here to prepare tomorrow’s match,” said Zidane. Madrid have yet to admit defeat officially on the Super League, with Perez insisting the project could be revived.

Source: The Irish Times April 26, 2021 10:30 UTC