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PARIS —According to the News update, Zinedine Zidane is now the new head coach of the French national team. He said that he has turned down a lot of club offers in the past four to five years, because he was waiting for this job, and it was the one that he always wanted.
The news comes after France lost in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup. That loss also ended Didier Deschamps’ time as the head coach of the national team, a job he held for 14 years now. Zidane has now signed a four-year contract with the club. He will be leading France at Euro 2028 and also the 2030 World Cup.
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Zidane Says He Rejected Other Club Job Offers
After being appointed as the head coach of the france national team, he came out to say that he has rejected coaching offers from different clubs in the past four to five years of his life. He also added that he has been patiently waiting for the France job instead.
According to him, “I’ve had offers… to take charge of a club, and I refused them all for the French national team,”. He also said that for him to be the head coach for France was the only job that he really wanted after leaving Real Madrid.
The new head coach also added that his dream began when he was still at a young age, from the time he first joined the national team’s youth system. He called coaching France the “pinnacle” of his football journey.
Deschamps’ Time as Coach Comes to an End
Deschamps has already said in January 2025 that this World Cup would be his last as for him being the coach for France. His time in charge ended after the team’s semi-final when they played against Spain.
In his 14 years contract as France coach, Deschamps became the coach who served the longest period of service in the history of French football. He was the team’s coach when they won the World Cup in 2018. He also took France to the final in 2022, where they also lost to Argentina. His record at the Euros was not all that strong, France lost the final in 2016 of the euro tournament, went out early in 2021, and lost in the semi-finals in the 2024 tournament.
A Great Player Becomes a Great Coach
Zidane is 54 years old, and he is known as one of the best French players ever and in history. He has played up to 108 games playing for the France national team and he also helped the country to win the World Cup in 1998 and the Euros in 2000.
As a coach, he is also great on his path as well. He started being the coach of Real Madrid’s second team in 2014. In 2016, he moved up to being the coach for the main team. With the team, he was able to win three Champions League titles back to back, something that no coach has ever done before when it comes to the history of football. He also won a league title for the club.
Zidane left Real Madrid in 2018, came back the next year, with which won another league title with them, he then left the team again in 2021. He has not coached any team since then, and not until now.
What Happens Next
Zidane’s first game being the coach of France will be on September 25. France will be playing against the Turkey national team. It will be his first step as coach in this new chapter.
Football fans all around Europe and France are very happy hearing this news. People’s expectations are big on Zidane, thanks to his great football playing career and his strong coaching record for his previous clubs. Everyone will be watching very closely so as to see what he will be doing next.
PamPredict’s Take
This move makes a lot of sense to us. Zinedine Zidane waited years for this particular job, which shows how much he wanted and waited for it and how patient he can be to achieve his goals. That patience should help him build up the france national team the right way, instead of rushing over things.
The Turkey game that will be played on September 25 is not going to reveal everything to us about his plan for the national team, but it is going to give us our first look at how Zidane wants his team to play and the players that he will be building the team around with.
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