
Less than three months into his first head-coaching job, Zinedine Zidane is already having to defuse tensions at Real Madrid. The coach on Tuesday tried to downplay an off-the-field issue sparked by Cristiano Ronaldo, who said after a weekend loss that the team would be doing better if everyone else was at his level. Zidane said Ronaldo addressed the squad this week to explain his comments and show he was not minimizing his teammates' talents.
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