Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Mbappe Calls Zidane’s France Role ‘Like a Movie’
Kylian Mbappe is a famous French football player.
Zinedine Zidane is now the coach of France’s national team.
Zidane met Mbappe when Mbappe was 13 or 14 and took him to Real Madrid’s training ground.
Mbappe says it feels like a movie that Zidane is now his coach.
Zidane replaced Didier Deschamps, who coached France for 14 years.
Mbappe will remain France’s captain.
France will play Turkey in Zidane’s first match as coach.
They will then face Belgium and Italy.
Kylian Mbappe says working with Zinedine Zidane as France manager feels like something from a movie.
Zidane previously took Mbappe to Real Madrid’s training complex when Mbappe was 13 or 14.
Mbappe described Zidane as a defining figure in French football.
Zidane replaced Didier Deschamps after Deschamps’s 14-year spell as France manager.
Zidane’s first match as France manager will be against Turkey in the Nations League.
- Who
- Kylian Mbappe and Zinedine Zidane, with Didier Deschamps also central to the change.
- What
- Zidane has become France manager, and Mbappe has praised the opportunity to work with him.
- When
- During the current international break; Zidane’s debut is on Friday.
- Where
- With the French national team; France’s first listed match is against Turkey.
- Why
- Zidane replaced Deschamps after the World Cup, beginning a new phase for France.
- New France manager
- Zinedine Zidane
- Former manager
- Didier Deschamps, who served for 14 years
- France captain
- Kylian Mbappe will continue as captain
- First match
- France will face Turkey in the Nations League
- Other fixtures
- France will also play Belgium and Italy
- Mbappe’s earlier connection to Zidane
- Zidane took Mbappe to Real Madrid’s training complex when Mbappe was 13 or 14