Les Reves Bleus! Zinedine Zidane 'Can't Wait' To Take 'Dream' France Manager Job

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 08:46 IST

Zinedine Zidane has expressed his eagerness to go France's nationalist manager aft the 2026 World Cup.

French shot fable Zinedine Zidane (AP)

Zinedine Zidane, wide expected successful France to instrumentality implicit arsenic nationalist manager aft the 2026 World Cup, described the relation arsenic “a dream" and expressed his eagerness to presume it.

Zidane, who is 52 years old, spoke astatine an lawsuit organised by his long-time sponsors Adidas, arsenic reported by French media connected Monday.

“I consciousness qualified for the French team, wherever I played and spent practically 12, 13, 14 years arsenic a player. Of people it’s a dream. I can’t wait," said Zidane, a erstwhile skipper of Les Bleus and the scorer of 2 goals successful the 1998 World Cup final.

His midfield spouse successful that lucifer and during France’s Euro 2000 triumph was Didier Deschamps, who has been coaching the French squad since 2012.

Deschamps led Les Bleus to World Cup triumph successful 2018 but has announced helium volition measurement down aft the 2026 World Cup successful the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

As a coach, Zidane guided Real Madrid to 3 Champions League titles and 2 La Liga championships but has not taken a coaching presumption since ending his 2nd spell astatine Real Madrid successful 2021.

Zizou – A Player And Coach Unmatched

Zinedine Zidane is wide regarded arsenic 1 of the top footballers of each time. He began his nonrecreational vocation astatine Cannes earlier moving to Bordeaux, wherever his endowment began to pull planetary attention. He genuinely roseate to prominence during his clip astatine Juventus (1996–2001), winning 2 Serie A titles and reaching 2 UEFA Champions League finals. In 2001, helium transferred to Real Madrid for what was past a world-record fee. At Madrid, Zidane won the 2002 Champions League, scoring 1 of the astir iconic goals successful the last against Bayer Leverkusen, and aboriginal added a La Liga rubric successful the 2002–03 season.

Internationally, Zidane was a cardinal subordinate for France. He led his state to a historical FIFA World Cup triumph connected location ungraded successful 1998, scoring doubly successful the final. Two years later, helium helped France triumph UEFA Euro 2000.

He was awarded the Ballon d’Or successful 1998 and was named FIFA World Player of the Year 3 times (1998, 2000, 2003). Zidane earned 108 caps for France and scored 31 goals. Despite a reddish paper successful the 2006 World Cup last – his past nonrecreational lucifer – his bequest arsenic a subordinate remains untarnished.

After retiring arsenic a player, Zidane transitioned into coaching, starting with Real Madrid Castilla earlier taking implicit the archetypal squad successful January 2016. His interaction was contiguous and historic. In conscionable 2 and a fractional seasons during his archetypal spell (2016–2018), helium led Real Madrid to 3 consecutive UEFA Champions League titles – a feat unmatched successful the modern era. Under his guidance, the squad besides won La Liga successful the 2016–17 season, on with 2 Spanish Super Cups, 2 UEFA Super Cups, and 2 FIFA Club World Cups.

Zidane returned for a 2nd spell successful 2019 and again brought silverware, winning La Liga successful the 2019–20 season. His tactical flexibility, quality to negociate large personalities, and calm demeanour earned wide praise. Over 2 spells with Real Madrid, Zidane managed 263 games, winning 174, drafting 54, and losing conscionable 35, with a triumph percent of astir 66%. He remains 1 of the astir palmy and respected managers successful the club’s history.

(With inputs from AFP)

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