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Zidane to coach Brazil national team

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Algerian-born Frenchman, Zinedine Zidane has been linked to the Brazil national team job. According to L’Equipe, Zizou ticks all the boxes of what Brazil  are looking for at the moment.

First, Brazil wants a foreign coach with plenty of experience in Europe, that’s what attracted them to Carlos Ancelotti  earlier. But the Italian has stated that he’s happy at Real Madrid.

Zidane is among the most successful coaches in Europe after winning three consecutive Champions League titles. However, he resigned from his job at Real Madrid last year due to differences with the club’s higher-ups.

The 50-year-old is also linked with taking over at PSG and the France national team, but the Brazil job seems more likely now given that they currently don’t have a coach.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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