PARIS - Zinedine Zidane will take charge of France with the weight of history behind him and one of world football’s most gifted squads in front of him, as the 1998 World Cup hero returns to the national team tasked with turning recent near-misses into trophies.
The announcement on Tuesday confirmed that France were handing the reins to a man whose brilliance as a player helped deliver their first World Cup title on home soil, and whose managerial pedigree was proven by winning the biggest prizes at Real Madrid.
