Four-year deal agreed with successor to Deschamps ‘I have so many emotions, I am ready for the challenge’ Zinedine Zidane has been appointed as France’s new head coach, replacing Didier Deschamps at the helm of the team he led to glory as arguably its greatest ever player. The French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo announced Zidane’s appointment at the FFF headquarters in Paris on Tuesday, saying he has been given a four-year contract.