Press reports have revealed the date for the announcement of Zinedine Zidane as the new manager of the French national football team, succeeding his compatriot Didier Deschamps.
Zidane finally takes over the task of coaching the French national team after he had long aspired to lead his country to achieve his second dream, after he managed to lead Real Madrid and achieve many accomplishments that are etched in history.
The French Football Federation had announced that the recently concluded 2026 World Cup would be the last for coach Didier Deschamps.
According to the French newspaper L'Equipe, Zinedine Zidane will be announced as the new coach of the French national team this week.
Zidane's first match with the French national team is scheduled to take place during the next international break in September.
It was reported that Zidane is preparing to make sweeping changes within the French national team's coaching staff, as he wants to completely restructure the coaching staff, keeping only a few of the current members.
L'Equipe explained that Zidane's long-time assistant at Real Madrid, David Bettoni, will be part of the new coaching staff, along with new faces that the French coach will choose.
She concluded that the aim of these changes is to build a new technical staff capable of keeping pace with the next stage in leading the team towards competing for titles.
