(FILES) Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane shouts on the sideline during the Spanish league Clasico football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on April 23, 2017. France's 2018 World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps announced on January 8, 2025, that he will leave his post after the 2026 tournament in North America, Zinedine Zidane, who won the 1998 World Cup as a player alongside Deschamps, has long been tipped as the favourite to eventually replace him in the dugout. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP) (Photo by GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images)