23 articles tagged with "Zinedine Zidane"
Oct 6, 2026
Dodi Lukébakio had Belgium ahead at the Stade de France until Désiré Doué, Rayan Cherki and Michael Olise came off the bench and turned the game in th...
Oct 5, 2026
France host Belgium at the Stade de France on Monday night with top spot in Group A1 at stake, and both sides missing key players through injury or su...
Oct 3, 2026
Michael Olise’s free-kick put France ahead, but Alessandro Bastoni equalised and ten-man France were held 1-1 by Italy in the Nations League.
Oct 2, 2026
France have two 1-0 away wins and no goals against in the Nations League. Italy, who won 3-1 on their last trip to Paris, come to the Stade de France...
Sep 29, 2026
Michael Olise came off the bench and ran from his own half to beat Belgium 1-0, and Zinedine Zidane’s France have won both Nations League games so far...
Sep 26, 2026
France confirm a tendon injury to their captain’s left knee after the 1-0 win in Turkiye, and he misses Belgium, Italy and Belgium again.
Sep 25, 2026
France start their Nations League campaign against Turkey with three uncapped defenders in the squad and Zidane on the bench for the first time since...
Jul 21, 2026
Zidane’s first window as France coach brought ten points from 12 and six debutants. Here are his 23 players, with caps and goals correct to 5 October...
Jul 15, 2026
France’s decade of reaching finals ended in Dallas, and with it the Deschamps era. A 2-0 semi-final defeat to Spain leaves the most successful France...
Apr 22, 2026
Real Madrid have drawn up a four-name list to replace Alvaro Arbeloa, with Mauricio Pochettino the name Florentino Perez is said to favour most. Jurge...
Jun 10, 2025
Explore the unique brilliance of football’s midfield players and what made them reach the pinnacle of playing as a midfielder in football.
Jun 29, 2024
The King of Football is Pele, O Rei since 1958. Why his goal total is disputed, why he could never win the Ballon d’Or, and where Messi and Ronaldo st...
May 29, 2022
Carlo Ancelotti is the only manager to win the UEFA Champions League title four times as a coach.
Aug 5, 2020
Zidane may never have been hired as Madrid coach if not for the success of Guardiola at Barcelona, but it is the Spaniard who now must follow the Fren...
Jul 17, 2020
Zinedine Zidane’s second La Liga triumph as Real Madrid manager shows that he doesn’t need a star-studded squad to win silverware.
Jul 5, 2020
Zidane hopes Eden Hazard will play again this season but has confirmed the Belgian is feeling pain again in his troublesome right ankle.
Jul 2, 2020
“This is the harsh reality. The truth of the matter,” Zidane told reporters on Wednesday.
Jun 19, 2020
Benzema is a controversial figure in France after his alleged involvement in a blackmail plot against former teammate Mathieu Valbuena.
Nov 7, 2019
Leonardo accused Zinedine Zidane of unsettling PSG striker Kylian Mbappe.
Nov 1, 2019
A spine has been established with the places of Thibaut Courtois, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema seemingly assured.
Oct 29, 2019
Gareth Bale came close to a move to Chinese club Jiangsu Suning last summer after Zidane said it would be “best for everyone” if he left Real Madrid,...
Oct 21, 2019
Real Madrid endured their first loss of the season against Mallorca in La Liga.
Oct 3, 2019
Zinedine Zidane’s new defensive approach is bold but inconsistent.
