EdF: Zinedine Zidane recruits his new press chief

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By: Manu Tournoux

France - Italy: sold out for Zinédine Zidane's debut at the Stade de France

Zinedine Zidane continues to shape his staff at the head of the France team. According to The ParisianXavier Giraudon will soon be appointed press chief of the Blues and succeed Raphaël Raymond, in post since 2018. Journalist at Canal+, Giraudon has known Zidane since the 1990s, when he covered the Girondins de Bordeaux matches.

A long-time reporter with the France team, he will now join the new French coach at Clairefontaine. Further adjustments are still expected before the full staff presentation next month. In total, the 54-year-old technician should surround himself with around 25 people before his debut on the Blues bench, scheduled for September 25 in Turkey for the Nations League.

Manu Tournoux

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