# Soccer: Newly-appointed French head coach Zinedine Zidane says he is overwhelmed by emotion after realising a long-held dream. He succeeds Didier Deschamps, whose 14-year reign ended after the country finished fourth in the World Cup. Fifty-four-year-old Zidane, who played 108 matches for France between 1994 and 2006, is regarded as the country’s best player of all times. He previously coached Spanish giants Real Madrid, leading them to three consecutive Champions League titles from 2016 to 2018, but says the French job was the only one he ever wanted.
Soccer: Zidane says France only team he ever wanted to coach