Zinedine Zidane has been suspended from coaching for three months as a consequence of not having the required Level Three qualification demanded by Spanish authorities.
The former World Cup winner served as Carlo Ancelotti's assistant with the Real Madrid first team in 2013 before taking charge of the Castilla B team, although his assistant Santiago Sanchez was named as head coach.
However, following an official complaint lodged with the country's football federation, Competition Committee judge Francisco Rubio has decided to ban Zidane and Sanchez from coaching for three months.
Rubio accepted a complaint lodged by Miguel Galan, president of Spain's national training center for football coaches.
Madrid announced in June that Zidane, who played at the club from 2001 until retiring in 2006, would coach its reserve team this season. However, Galan complained that Zidane lacked the appropriate qualifications to do so, and Rubio agreed.
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