Zinedine Zidane poses upon arrival to attend the 2022 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 17, 2022.

There has always been something other-worldly about Zinedine Zidane. He was not an ordinary footballer. His game existed in a more creative sphere than most could ever imagine.

Zidane has been heavily linked with the role more or less since he left Real Madrid in 2022, and is still yet to take another job. Advertisement Mbappe was asked about the prospect of Zidane ...