(FILES) Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane (R) laughs with France's coach Didier Deschamps during the charity match organized by French football player Pascal Olmeta for his association "Un Sourire Un espoir pour la Vie" (A Smile, Hope for Life) at the Armand Cesari Stadium in Bastia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on May 14, 2018. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP via Getty Images)