French Football Federation President Philippe Diallo has spoken as cautiously negative about the upcoming World Cup as he can without being denied entry to the United States. – France are together with Spain favorites and then it is clear that you do not jeopardize entry. Diallo says in an interview “it is not sportingly optimal”, at the same time confirming he knows who will take over for national team manager Didier Deschamp after the World Cup.
Le Parisien writes that an agreement is in place and sticks it on the front page of today’s newspaper.
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By revealing that he knows the name of Didier Deschamps’ successor as manager of the French national team, Philippe Diallo has opened the door for the arrival of the former number 10. According to our information, there is already a verbal agreement between FFF and the Ballon d’Or winner from 1998.
Until now, Philippe Diallo had been very reticent when it came to the question of who would take over from Didier Deschamps as national team manager. Without wanting to rush, the FFF president has acknowledged in recent months that he has initiated talks with various candidates. The plan was to take his time and show respect for the work of Deschamps, who is in charge until the end of the World Cup.
But on Sunday night, Diallo put his cards on the table. In an interview with Le Figaro (behind paywall), he took a step further and made a remark that caused a stir: without revealing the name, he confirmed that he has appointed who will take over from Deschamps.
“Yes, I know the name of the future national team manager.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – In a lengthy interview with the newspaper, Diallo spoke about a number of topics: US tour, geopolitical context, Deschamps’ successor, return to the Stade de France and the evolution of professional football. Before he traveled to Boston on Tuesday with the French team for matches against Brazil and Colombia, he received Le Figaro at FFF’s headquarters for almost an hour. Purposefully and offensively, the president – who also wanted to mark the recent partnership with Google – revealed that he has found Deschamps’ successor.
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LE FIGARO: Didier Deschamps was applauded on Thursday at FFF after he presented the squad for the US tour. How do you feel about him before his latest challenge with Les Bleus?
PHILIPPE DIALLO: He is both calm and focused. He has extensive experience with championships at a high level. In FFF, we try to facilitate for him to have a great ending with a good World Cup.
According to Deschamps himself, “this tour is not ideal from a sporting point of view.”
Highlights of Zinedine Zidane’s career:
Zinedine Zidane is considered one of the best footballers of all time. As a player, he won the World Cup with France in 1998, scoring two goals in the final, and followed that up with a European Championship gold in 2000. At club level, he won Serie A with Juventus and the Champions League with Real Madrid, where he decided the final in 2002 with one of the most famous goals in history – a volley with his left foot. As a coach, he led Real Madrid to three straight Champions League titles (2016, 2017, 2018) – a feat no other coach has achieved. With an outstanding career both on the pitch and as a manager, he is now emerging as the natural successor to Didier Deschamps on the French national team.
