Summary
Zinedine Zidane is set to become the head coach of the French national football team after the FIFA World Cup this summer. He has reportedly reached a verbal agreement with the French Football Federation to replace the current coach, Didier Deschamps.
Key Facts
- Zinedine Zidane is expected to take over as the French national team's head coach after the FIFA World Cup.
- Zidane has reportedly made a verbal agreement with the French Football Federation.
- The current French coach, Didier Deschamps, has been in the role since 2012.
- Zidane is 53 years old and has managed Real Madrid in the past.
- As a player, Zidane won the 1998 Ballon d’Or and was named FIFA World Player of the Year three times.
- He helped France win the World Cup in 1998 and reach the finals in 2006.
- Zidane was famously sent off in the 2006 World Cup final for head-butting an opponent.
