Real Madrid announces the death of Zidane's brother

Real Madrid the third Spanish football league announced, Saturday, in a statement, the death of Farid Zidane, the brother of French coach Zinedine Zidane, who was forced on Friday to leave his pre-season training camp in Montreal.

The club said in a statement on its official website: "All the members of the first team of Real Madrid held a minute of silence before the training session in Montreal after the death of Zidane Zidane, the brother of our coach Zinedine Zidane."

Real Madrid said in a statement Friday that Zidane had missed the team's preparatory camp in Montreal for personal reasons. "Until his return, the training will be led by assistant coach David Petoney." 

The Spanish newspaper "As" based on sources within the royal club that Zidane will probably return before the first preparatory friendly of the new season against Bayern Munich scheduled for July 20 in Houston, USA.