Overview
- The French Football Federation has scheduled a press conference for Tuesday, July 28, at 11:00 a.m. in Paris to present the next France head coach following an extraordinary executive committee meeting.
- Multiple French outlets and transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano say Zinedine Zidane has agreed terms and reportedly signed a long-term, four-year deal, though the FFF has not yet confirmed the appointment.
- Zidane, who has not coached since leaving Real Madrid in 2021, would begin competitive duty quickly with Nations League fixtures that include Turkey on Sept. 25, Belgium on Sept. 28, and Italy at the Stade de France on Oct. 2.
- Coverage says internal fractures inside the national set-up helped precipitate Didier Deschamps' departure, with reports highlighting disputes over bonuses, travel and player influence that often name Kylian Mbappé as central to tensions.
- Reports also state a government exemption clears Zidane's contract from recent parliamentary salary-cap rules, and the FFF will finalise the new coach and backroom staff in the coming weeks before the September international window.