Newly appointed Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal confided a few years ago to prefer Zinedine Zidane to Didier Deschamps.
As expected, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron decided to appoint Gabriel Attal Prime Minister this Tuesday, January 9. He succeeds Élisabeth Borne, who had resigned the day before. And the new government strongman is clearly a football fan. He also grew up with the 98 world champion generation.
“He will remain the icon of my generation”
Asked in 2018 by Paris Match about his preference between Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps, Gabriel Attal did not hesitate. “Zidane, because he will remain the icon of my generation. I was 9 years old in 1998, my first football memory. Deschamps amazed me with his resilience in the face of attacks at the start of the World Cup (2018): he believed in it, he held on, he was right”confided the new Prime Minister.
Still in his position as coach of the France team, Didier Deschamps extended his lease after the World Cup in Qatar until 2026. For his part, Zinedine Zidane, who dreamed of taking over from his former teammate in Blues and Juventus Turin, has still not returned to service on the sidelines since his departure from Real Madrid at the end of the 2021-2022 season. And this despite numerous proposals.
