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It couldn’t be Man Utd, but the new team that would be interested in appointing Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane could be next in line for another job that many expect him to take.

By Emmanuel Mendez

Zinedine Zidane smiles as the Manchester United badge is crossed out and a question mark is next to him. (Source: Getty Images)
Zinedine Zidane smiles as the Manchester United badge is crossed out and a question mark is next to him. (Source: Getty Images)
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Zinedine Zidane is one of the greatest legends in football history as a player, but he has also been a huge name as a manager after his short time at the helm of Real Madrid. The French manager has yet to coach another team besides Real Madrid, and after his second spell with Los Blancos, he has yet to take on another managerial job. He has been linked to coaching the Manchester United team for a couple of months now, but the English giants decided to stick with their manager, Erik Ten Hag, for next season. Bayern Munich was even interested in appointing Zidane this summer, but instead, they went for former Burnley manager Vincent Kompany. Now, Zidane has a new job he is being linked to, which may predict that he will take it easily. L' Équipe reports that if France were eliminated by Belgium today in the EURO round of 16, Didier Deschamps' future as head coach would come into question. This would open the chance for Zidane to become the next coach of the French national team.

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Zidane coached Real Madrid for his first spell in the winter of 2016 until the spring of 2018. The French coached a total of 149 matches in his first spell with the first team of Real Madrid. He averaged 2.30 points per game with Real Madrid. He led the team to 105 wins, 28 draws, and 16 losses. The team scored 398 goals and conceded 163 goals. He won three Champions League trophies in a row during this time. Zidane also won two FIFA Club World Cups, a La Liga title, two UEFA Super Cups, and one Spanish Super Cup.

In Zidane's second spell with Real Madrid, he coached from March 2019 till June 30th, 2021. He scored a total of 114 games for Real Madrid, averaging 2.04 points per game. He led the team to 69 wins, 25 draws, and 20 losses. Zidane led to his scoring 207 goals, and they conceded 104 goals. He won a La Liga title on his return, and he also won a Spanish Super Cup.

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Didier Deschamps' managerial career with France

Didier Deschamps has been in charge of the French national team since the summer of 2012. Before the match against Belgium in EURO 2024, he coached a total of 156 matches, averaging 2.12 points per game. He guided them to 100 wins, 30 draws, and 26 losses throughout these 12 years on the national team. Under Deschamps, France scored 327 goals and conceded 139 goals across major tournaments and friendlies. With France as manager, Deschamps won the FIFA World Cup in 2018 in Russia, and he also won the UEFA Nations League in the summer of 2021. They will no go for the EUROS, which they were close to winning in 2016 but lost 1-0 to Portugal in the final.


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