USA: Zidane denies disrepecting Bale, says he 'didn't want to' play against Bayern Munich

M/S Real Madrid trainer Zinedine Zidane with ball, Landover, Maryland
W/S Real Madrid training
W/S Real Madrid training
W/S Real Madrid training
M/S Zidane watches practice
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W/S Real Madrid training
M/S Gareth Bale running
M/S Takefusa Kubo practices
M/S Group of players including Takefusa Kubo practices
M/S Group of players including Takefusa Kubo practices
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W/S Real Madrid training
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W/S Real Madrid Manager Zinedine Zidane arriving for presser
SOT, Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid manager (Spanish): "First of all, I haven't disrespected anyone, let alone a player. Because I always said the same thing, that the players are the most important thing, they are here, and every time there's a player here, I'm going to be with them. Always. The second thing, I said that the club was trying to get him out. Period. This is the second point. And the third, which I think is also important, the other day Gareth didn't play because he didn't want to. That's all. He said that the club is trying to get him out and he didn't play because of that, just because of that."
SOT, Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid manager (Spanish): "He [Takefusa Kubo] knows where he is. I think he's a player that is practicing very well. He's a guy who's not afraid to play, he likes to play soccer and that's good. But he knows where he is, in the club he's in and, well, he's always going to be like that. But as Kubo says, all the players here are important and it's normal."
SOT, Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid manager (Spanish): “Well, the truth is, we're here to prepare for our season. And, at the moment, he is with us. We practice, he practices and the other day he played. I do not see what will happen next. We go back to Madrid and see what's going to happen. But I don't see [what will happen] beyond the preparation, beyond what we're doing now.”
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Zinedine Zidane said he did not disrespect Madrid player Gareth Bale while speaking to the press after his team held a training session at the FedExField in Landover, Maryland on Monday.
"First of all, I haven't disrespected anyone, let alone a player," Zidane said, adding "The other day Gareth didn't play because he didn't want to. That's all. He said that the club is trying to get him out and he didn't play because of that, just because of that."
Real Madrid will play against Arsenal at the FedExField on Wednesday as part of the 2019 International Champions Cup friendly matches.