Real Madrid backs under-fire coach Schuster

Real Madrid has given under-fire coach Bernd Schuster a vote of confidence following a turbulent week that left the Spanish champions five points behind leader Barcelona and eliminated from the Copa del Rey. Madrid sports director Predrag Mijatovic says that president Ramon Calderon and the board of directors had "full confidence in our players, our coaching staff" after Spanish reports that Schuster could be fired after a 1-0 defeat at Valladolid. (link)