Zinedine Zidane to take over as France coach this summer

Zinedine Zidane watches the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal between Algeria and Nigeria in Marrakesh, Morocco on Jan
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French soccer icon Zinedine Zidane ⁠has agreed to take over his national team's head coaching duties following this summer's FIFA ​World Cup, ‌ESPN reported Monday.Zidane, ‌53, reportedly reached ​a verbal agreement with the Federation Francaise de Football ⁠to replace Didier Deschamps, who ⁠has held the role since 2012.Zidane, who ​managed La Liga ⁠powerhouse Real Madrid for two stints in 2016-18 and 2019-21, ⁠has long ​been expected to ​eventually become the ​manager ‌for France.As a player, the dynamic midfielder won the 1998 Ballon d'Or ‌and was a three- time FIFA World Player of the Year (1998, 2000 and ​2003)
​He helped France win the ​World Cup in ⁠1998 and finish second in 2006.He was infamously sent off during the ​final of the latter World Cup when he headbutted Italy's Marco Materazzi in the chest.

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