That Zinedine Zidane is unemployed is still shocking. Since leaving Real Madrid in June 2021, the French coach has not returned to the bench despite the enormous number of presumably interested teams that have been left without a coach in recent years.

That's why, and because a World Cup always seems like a time to end one cycle and start another, all eyes are on him for the future of the French national team, once Didier Deschamps ends his tenure in charge of the French national team at next summer's tournament.

Zizou, injured, could not play

Zidane is, of course, constantly asked when he will return. And on Monday night, in a charity match in Toulon, he left a small hint: "Soon". The hero of the 1998 World Cup has never wanted to be more explicit when asked about a possible return and this occasion was no different.

Zidane, by the way, could not play in that charity match because of a small thigh injury. "We are getting older and unfortunately from time to time we get injured. Now I'm going to be a coach for a while," said Zizou.