(FILES) French midfielder Zinedine Zidane is pictured during the World Cup 2006 group G football game France vs. South Korea at Leipzig stadium, in Leipzig on 18 June 2006. The game ended in a goalless draw. 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 Patrik STOLLARZ / AFP via Getty Images)