{"id":57618,"date":"2025-11-22T22:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T19:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=57618"},"modified":"2025-11-22T22:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T19:35:12","slug":"french-football-federation-president-sparks-controversy-zidane-coaching-national-team-false-anticipation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/french-football-federation-president-sparks-controversy-zidane-coaching-national-team-false-anticipation\/","title":{"rendered":"French Football Federation President Sparks Controversy: Zidane Coaching National Team \u201cFalse Anticipation\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:9b349fc2-531e-4a4e-b9dc-c9d50b504b79-15\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f9b250f9-21ce-4603-86b5-232100a92e01\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"446\">Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation, stirred controversy regarding the possibility of Zinedine Zidane taking over as coach of the French national team after Didier Deschamps, describing it as a case of \u201cfalse anticipation.\u201d He also noted that Deschamps might leave his position before the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"620\">Deschamps had confirmed last January that he would step down as France\u2019s national team coach after the 2026 World Cup, and Zidane was widely expected to be his successor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"831\">Zidane has not coached any team since leaving Real Madrid in 2021. Multiple reports indicate that the French coach dreams of managing his national team and has turned down several offers to pursue this goal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"1012\">With Deschamps\u2019 expected departure, many French fans believe Zidane\u2019s time has finally come, and French media consider him the leading candidate to lead \u201cLes Bleus\u201d next summer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1200\">However, in an interview with <em data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1054\">L\u2019\u00c9quipe<\/em>, Diallo dismissed the idea of Zidane\u2019s imminent appointment as \u201cfalse anticipation\u201d and cast doubt on him taking over the French national team.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1288\">Diallo said: \u201cMany things could happen, and not all of them are what people expect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1555\">He added: \u201cI\u2019ve said this before: I have a lot of admiration and respect for Zidane, both for what he contributed to French football and for what he has shown as a coach, winning titles. But everything has its time. Right now, we are preparing for the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1725\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The French Football Federation president also explained that the announcement of Deschamps\u2019 successor could come before the World Cup, not after, as previously assumed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation, stirred controversy regarding the possibility of Zinedine Zidane taking over as coach of the French national team after Didier Deschamps, describing it as a case of \u201cfalse anticipation.\u201d He also noted that Deschamps might leave his position before the 2026 World Cup. 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