Iconic footballer Zinedine Zidane and ‘Les Bleus’: a love story with a bright future

French- Algerian football legend Zinedine Zidane expressed his hopes of becoming France's head coach as early as 2022 in an interview with the sports newspaper L’Équipe​​​​​. His dream has now become reality: Zidane was appointed on Tuesday and will take over upon the departure of Didier Deschamps. The president of the French Football Federation made little effort to keep the identity of the future manager a secret during an interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro in March. Without revealing a name, Philippe Diallo said that a new manager had been selected, adding that he had to be “someone who can tick many boxes [. . .] There must be a connection between the manager and the French”. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Zidane becomes new French coach REUTERS - Abdul Saboor 33:18 Zidane had frequently voiced his ambition to take over the team. “When I say I want to manage France’s team one day, I mean it, he told L’Équipe on his 50th birthday in 2022. M...