The President of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noel Le Gré has denied rumors that Zinedine Zidane will become the new coach of the French national team after the World Cup in Qatar.
“Contrary to what people think, I never called Zidane. From my point of view that would be wrong. I’ll be honest: I want Didier to stay in charge of the national team,” Le Gray said in an interview. Le Figaro.
Earlier, the media reported that Zidane is the main candidate for the post of head coach of the French national team, after leaving the Didier Deschamps team at the end of the world championship.
Recall that Deschamps has led the national team since 2012. Under his leadership, the team won the 2018 World Championships in Russia.
In 1/8, the French team beat Poland 3:1. On 10 December, the reigning world champions will play England in the quarterfinals.
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