Brazil considering Zinedine Zidane for manager’s job

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane has emerged as a frontrunner to assume Brazil's vacant head coaching job, according to media reports in the South American country. Zidane has been linked with the France managerial role, but could make Brazil a priority if Didier Deschamps remains in charge of the Les Bleus, the newspaper O Globo reported on Sunday.

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Deschamps told reporters after France's defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final last Sunday (Dec 18) that he would discuss his future with French football federation chiefs in the coming days. Zidane, 50, has been out of work since parting ways with Real Madrid, reports news agency Xinhua.

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