Enzo Zidane sent off for violent conduct

Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo proved he has inherited some of his dad's famous temper by earning a red card nine minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute for Real Madrid's Under-18s.



The 17 year old, who goes by the name of Enzo Fernández to reduce the pressure of being compared with his father, kicked out at an opponent when they were both on the ground, leaving the Aspire International player clutching his groin.



Enzo, recently linked with a move to Liverpool, made headlines in 2009 with a call-up to the Spain Under-15 side.



His father's famous 2006 World Cup final altercation with Marco Materazzi was recently commemorated by a new bronze statue outside the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

Zidane set for Real youth coaching job

Former France international Zinedine Zidane is set to take up coaching role at Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid have revealed.



The 40-year-old, who ended up his playing career at Real Madrid, has been working as a sporting director with los Blancos since last year, but he is now set to be given a new position.



The Frenchman has decided to pursue a coaching career and the Spanish giants have announced Zidane will be employed in club’s youth academy while he studies for a diploma in sports management.



“Zinedine Zidane will shortly begin training to be a coach while at the same time coaching Real Madrid’s youth academy,” the statement on club’s official website read.



“That will allow him to formalise his knowledge and training which will enable him to fulfill an aspiration that he made public in the press conference in which he announced his retirement as a player in April 2006: to work with Real Madrid’s youth academy.”



The Frenchman has enjoyed a lot of success during five years at Santiago Bernabeu and scored a total of 37 goals in 155 La Liga games for los Merengues.



Zidane recently expressed his interest in coaching France national team and he was tipped as one of contenders to replace Laurent Blanc at the helm of les Bleus.

Zinedine Zidane 'dreams' of coaching France

The president of the French Football Federation admitted Tuesday that Zinedine Zidane is a contender to one day manage France, although he will not be the successor to the recently-departed Laurent Blanc.



Zidane holds legendary status in France as a member of the national teams that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 and is currently working as sporting director at Real Madrid.



The 40-year-old is also studying a diploma in sports management in Limoges and FFF supremo Noel Le Graet believes the former Juventus and Real Madrid playmaker has what it takes to become a future coach of Les Bleus.



"It's great that Zinedine Zidane has expressed a desire to work closely with the French national team in future and, if it is not possible right now, he dreams of coaching the national team in 10 years time," said Le Graet.



"He has also said that he is ready to study for his coaching badges at (France's National Technical Centre) Clairefontaine," added Le Graet.



In the meantime, Blanc's decision not to sign a new contract last weekend has left the FFF with a vacancy to fill ahead of the start of the qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.



Didier Deschamps, a free agent after leaving Marseille, is the French Federation's first choice for the job.