Real Madrid Castilla coach Zinedine Zidane has been banned for three months for not having the necessary qualifications.
Zidane was on Monday handed a three-month ban by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) for coaching Real Madrid Castilla - who play in the third-tier Segunda Division B division - without having the level three coaching licence required in Spain.
Santiago Sanchez, who Madrid say is in charge of Castilla with Zidane as his assistant, was also handed the same punishment.
However, Madrid released a statement on Monday night saying they will fight the ruling.
The statement read: "In response to the sanction handed down by the Competition Committee to Real Madrid Castilla's head coach and second coach, Santiago Sanchez and Zinedine Zidane respectively, Real Madrid would like to outline the following:
"1. The club's absolute disagreement with the decision, not least of all because Zinedine Zidane has been authorised by the French Football Federation to work as a head coach in the category Real Madrid Castilla currently find themselves in, as the certificate issued by said Federation from 13 October 2014 states.
"2. Real Madrid will pursue every available legal avenue so that this decision is overturned."
