Gathered for the 25th anniversary of France 98, Wednesday at Z5 in Aix-en-Provence, Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps were able to explain the differences that have opposed them recently.
“It changed my life, it turned everything upside down, for the better. » It is with great emotion that Zinedine Zidane remembers the first title of world champion won by the France team, in 1998 against Brazil (3-0). These memories, engraved for life in his memory, “Zizou” wanted to relive them with some of the Blues of the time during an event organized on Wednesday in his Z5 leisure center, in Aix-en-Provence, to celebrate with dignity on the 25the anniversary of the coronation of Aimé Jacquet’s band.
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“We’re not all here because everyone has their program and it’s complicated for some. But the fact that we are ten or eleven, it’s still quite pleasant. In addition, it’s me who welcomes them and the fact of playing a little football, a little padel, and really having a good time together, that’s what is fabulous. We meet for that, to have a good time”reacted the former No. 10 who, for the occasion, was able to meet his former captain, Didier Deschamps.
A “long talk” during the 25th anniversary of France 98
Lately, the two coaches have been opposed because “ZZ” was openly seeking the position of coach of a “DD” who, after the 2022 World Cup, extended his contract until 2026. A supposed estrangement which does not did not prevent them from seeing each other again with pleasure and exchanging more than just polite smiles. According The 10 SportsZinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps actually took advantage of the France 98 reunion to isolate themselves and have a “long talk”.
What did they say to each other? No one knows. But their discussion, described as serious, ended in “gestures of affection”who deny their so-called rivalry. “No, they are not angry, it is wrongsaid a relative of “Zizou”. They just have two careers and each ambition, that’s all. And they sometimes find themselves in competition. Especially on the France team. But they are not angry. Just look at them, we are not dealing with two scrambled people. Not at all even. »
🎥 The 98 world champions gathered for a football match at the @Z5aix in Aix-en-Provence!
Zinédine Zidane looks back on this historic event that changed his life. pic.twitter.com/nF2ir7H26E
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