(FILES) Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane gestures on the sideline during the UEFA Champions League semi final second leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, on May 10, 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 PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images)