Real Madrid reserve team boss Zinedine Zidane has been banned for three months over missing coaching certificates.
Francisco Rubio, imposed the ban on the former France international, which was less than the seven months normally given out to coaches who fail to reach the necessary qualifications.
The official complaint made against Zidane’s position as reserve team coach was made in August after he swapped his role as Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant to take over the youth side.
The former midfielder has a UEFA A Licence, which is the same as a Level 2 qualification in Spain, but needed a Level 3 badge to hold the position he has had since the summer.
Zidane’s deputy, Santiago Sanchez, has been handed the same ban as he used his qualifications to help Zidane.
The former World Cup winner commented on the complaint last week and insisted that he regretted not taking up the qualifications.
“The club did everything it could and I will continue to do everything possible to defend myself,” he told La Figaro.
“I have no regrets about having spent my degrees in France. If I had to do it all over then I’d do exactly the same things.
“It’s still amazing that there are so few people defending me and explaining that I did not have special privilege. I did not circumvent the obstacles and some just took this as an opportunity to spit on me.”
