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After France exited the Football world cup in fourth place, there's a new change coming for the team. French football legend Zinedine Zidane has been named head coach. While Zinedine Zidane has been out of the spotlight since he coached Real Madrid, he is still considered to be a football legend.
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After France exited the Football world cup in fourth place, there's a new change coming for the team. French football legend Zinedine Zidane has been named head coach. While Zinedine Zidane has been out of the spotlight since he coached Real Madrid, he is still considered to be a football legend.
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The former Real Madrid head coach was appointed as the new French national team manager
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New France head coach Zinedine Zidane produces a masterclass against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup.
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France great Zinedine Zidane's long-held ambition to coach the national team became reality on Tuesday when the French Football Federation appointed the former captain and World Cup winner as Didier Deschamps' successor on a four-year contract. Here is what he had to say.
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Zinedine Zidane will be unveiled on July 28 as the new coach of the French national football team, succeeding his World Cup-winning teammate Didier Deschamps. The 54-year-old is a national icon with multiple successes as player and coach. He steps into the job after five years out of the game.
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French-Algerian football icon Zinedine Zidane became the new manager of France’s national football team on Tuesday, bringing an end to what little suspense there was over Didier Deschamp’s successor. Zidane frequently stated his desire to take over the French team and much of the football world supported his ambitions.
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Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the head coach of the France national team.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 8 reports from 5 outlets into a single canonical entry on “The only thing I wanted to do': Zidane returns to coach 'Les Bleus.” The covered outlets are based across 4 regions — Europe, UK, Other, and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from BBC News (Jul 28, 2026, 09:03 UTC); the most recent came from France 24 (Jul 28, 2026, 15:26 UTC).
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