Zidane: "I hope to be able to coach again soon"

Without a club since the end of the 2020/21 season and his departure from Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, who was tipped to succeed Didier Deschamps at the helm of Les Bleus after the World Cup in Qatar, has admitted that he misses coaching.

In a lengthy interview with 'Telefoot', the Frenchman spoke of his desire to coach again: "If I miss the excitement of the top level? Yes, of course. When you're out there, you look at it differently. I haven't had that for 2 years, but it will come.

On the possibility of coaching in France in the coming months, the 1998 World Cup winner said: "To live and work in France again? You can't deny yourself anything. I know what I want and what I don't want. If this break is here, it's because it has to be... I hope I can tell myself that I'll be able to coach again soon.

On his relationship with football now that he's out of the limelight: "These days, I watch practically every game. I enjoy following La Liga, I like it, it's very interesting. Otherwise, I watch English games and all the French national team matches.