Former Real Madrid player and manager Zinedine Zidane is the leading candidate to replace Didier Deschamps as the France national team manager, according to sou

Didier Deschamps took the surprise decision this week to announce he will stand down as France head coach after the 2026 World Cup .

Zinédine Zidane is the leading candidate to replace Didier Deschamps as France manager, according to reports from L’Equipe and Le Parisien. The 52-year-old head coach is a free agent after

Zinedine Zidane is expected to be named the next France head coach, with Didier Deschamps to step down after the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Zinedine Zidane has been linked with a return to football management after nearly four years out of the game, it has been reported.

BBC French football expert Julien Laurens discusses Didier Deschamps decision to stand down as France coach and says Zinedine Zidane is primed to replace him.

It has been four years since Zinedine Zidane left his position as Real Madrid manager for the second time, and remarkably, he has yet to make his return to football. He has had numerous job offers,

After retiring in 2006, Zidane made a move to management and took charge of Los Blancos on two separate spells, winning a hat-trick of Champions League titles. Since leaving Madrid in 2021, the 52-year-old has been out of a job.