Zinedine Zidane set to take
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Zinedine Zidane set to take over France national team

Zinedine Zidane is reportedly set to take over as the new head coach of the French men's national team. Football journalist Fabrizio Romano says on his YouTube channel that Zidane has verbally agreed with the French Football Federation.

It has long been clear that France's current national team coach Didier Deschamps will step down after the summer World Cup finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The 57-year-old has led France to the World Cup title (2018), World Cup runners-up (2022), European Championship runners-up (2016) and the Nations League title (2020–21).

Deschamps and Zidane won World Cup and European Championship titles together as players (1998 and 2000).

53-year-old Zidane has not coached since his last stint at Real Madrid ended in 2021.

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