It became clear for what reasons Zinedine Zidane had to leave immediately the "Real" Madrid team's training camp in Canada.
On Friday, the Spanish club informed that Z. Zidane had to return to Europe due to personal reasons.
Today, "Real" announced on their official website that Z. Zidane's family suffered a huge loss - his brother Farid, who had been fighting a serious illness for some time, passed away. He was 54.
It is not yet known when Z. Zidane will be able to return to Canada. He is being replaced by his assistant David Bettoni.
The Real Madrid team started their morning training session in Montreal with a minute of silence.
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.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) July 13, 2019
