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World Cup: Le Graët claims to have "never called Zidane" and confirms Deschamps

2022-12-07T10:52:36.925Z


Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation, denies wanting to make Zinedine Zidane the successor to Didier Deschamps at the head of the Blues.


Will Didier Deschamps still be the coach of the France team at the 2022 World Cup?

The question was put to Noël Le Graët.

In an interview with

Le Figaro

, the president of the FFF insists on the objective of the semi-finals to be reached in Qatar.

I always said that if he reached this level, the decision was his

,” Le Graët reminded us.

That hasn't stopped rumors about Zinedine Zidane from gaining weight in recent months.

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Free since the summer of 2021 and his departure from Real Madrid, the former N.10 of the Blues would wait for the place to become free to succeed Deschamps, in office for a decade.

I have never called Zidane in my life contrary to what some people suggest,

replies Le Graët.

That would have been incorrect of me.

No one around me called him for me anyway.

»

In our columns, the president of the "3F" finally conceded that he hopes to see Deschamps stay beyond the World Cup.

The France team will face England this Saturday (8 p.m.) in the quarter-finals.

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Source: lefigaro

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