While he refused a new job offer from Algeria, Zinedine Zidane continues to satisfy his thirst for competition on another field: the padel courts.
Failed again! A new suitor was rejected by Zinedine Zidane. This is the Algerian selection, which tried it with the former number 10 of the France team. The president of the Algerian Federation, Walid Sadi, is looking for a successor for Djamel Belmadi. He approached Zidane and his entourage, before seeing the door close quickly.
It will be three years this summer since “Zizou” last coached. The Frenchman has been free since his departure from Real Madrid in 2021, he is highly coveted, but everyone who hoped for him is still waiting for him. Apart from the French team, which is his assumed dream, no challenge has appealed to the 1998 Ballon d’Or for the moment.
Zidane all the way… in the padel
But what is Zidane doing? He enjoys life, with his family, and takes care of his sons in particular. The eldest Enzo has just become a father. The youngest Elyaz has just left Real Madrid for Sevilla. And “ZZ” often travels to the Basque country to attend the meeting of Luca, the goalkeeper of Eibar, a Spanish D2 club.
As for his thirst for competition, Zidane satisfies it with his new passion: padel. He notably offered himself a duel between 1998 world champions, with Christophe Dugarry, against the Candela-Pires pair. In Madrid, “Zizou” plays this racket sport which is all the rage in Spain almost every day. While waiting for this other challenge which is slow to arrive…
