(FILES) French former football player Zinedine Zidane looks on ahead of the UEFA Champions League final football match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, at Wembley stadium, in London, on June 1, 2024. France's 2018 World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps announced on January 8, 2025, that he will leave his post after the 2026 tournament in North America, Zinedine Zidane, who won the 1998 World Cup as a player alongside Deschamps, has long been tipped as the favourite to eventually replace him in the dugout. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)