No fairytale return for Zidane as Italy hold France at the Stade de France

Home Shows Sports 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: Zinedine Zidane received a warm welcome on his debut at the Stade de France as manager of the French national team. © Franck Fife, AFP 04:52 Issued on: 03/10/2026 - 10:20 From the show The Stade de France was filled to capacity as the new French national team manager, Zinedine Zidane, prepared to make his home debut. The very side against whom he had ended his playing career in 2006 was once again the opponent he faced. Despite Michael Olise’s splendid free kick, the French were quickly overpowered by a clinical Italian side. Meanwhile, Belgium are on a roll, having secured a victory against Turkey, who are struggling. Today, the Spanish world champions face the Czech Republic and will be looking to build on their recent success. As for England, although a big match against Croatia awaits the Three Lions, their thoughts are with Manchester. After being found guilty of serious financial offences, Manchester...