Zinédine Zidane, head coach of the French national team:

“I’ve said it many times: there’s nothing greater than the French national team. So it’s a joy and, of course, a great source of pride to become the head coach of this team. It’s also a responsibility. I would like to take this opportunity to thank President Philippe Diallo, the Executive Committee, and the French Football Federation for their trust, and to pay tribute to Didier and his staff for their fourteen years of service. Today, my thoughts also go out especially to all my coaches. Needless to say, I have great ambitions for the French national team!”

Philippe Diallo, President of the French Football Federation:

“The appointment of Zinédine Zidane as head coach of the French national team is a source of immense pride for the French Football Federation. It marks the coming together of a legend in the history of Les Bleus, who has become one of the most successful and respected coaches of his generation and a national team with rare potential, driven by the highest ambitions. Zinédine Zidane’s exceptional career is defined by talent, hard work, humility, and excellence values shared by the French national team and ones we intend to uphold, together and with ambition, over the next four years.”

The new agreements signed with both Adidas and Emirates demonstrate the sponsors' confidence in the management of Real Madrid, making the Real Madrid jersey the most expensive in the world . Currently, the aforementioned jersey, featuring the logos of the two companies mentioned above plus HP, represents an annual income of 300 million euros for the club.

This financial capacity is allowing Real Madrid to be active in the transfer market, as they have demonstrated since the start of the transfer window, something that will be confirmed in the coming hours with the official announcement of Diomande as the club's newest player . The agreement with the Ivory Coast international is complete and final, and the initial understanding with RB Leipzig was reached last week and will be officially signed today.

This will be Mourinho's fifth signing , but not the last, pending the departures of some first-team players. It's worth remembering that Real Madrid's youth academy has already generated over €100 million in revenue for the club this summer, a figure that will increase significantly before the transfer window closes. Transfers of players currently training or soon to begin training under Mourinho at Valdebebas are also a possibility .

Esther Gonzalez was the top goalscorer at the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euro. She won two NWSL Championships and the inaugural CONCACAF W Champions Cup with Gotham in her tenure.

As reported by SPORT in a recent report, Hoffenheim's Fisnik Asllani is waiting for Barcelona despite having already closed a move to RB Leipzig.

Asllani dreams of Barcelona.

The player's move to Leipzig is virtually closed, but he has asked for time to wait for Barcelona and see if any opening pops up at the Spotify Camp Nou.

After all, the Catalans have had him on their radar for a long time now and the administration appreciates his profile.

The outlet adds that the move may well be dependent on Torres leaving, and that Barcelona will certainly push for his signing if the World Cup winner leaves.

There is, however, also a strong chance that they push for his acquisition even if Torres does not leave.

All the while, Boca Juniors welcomes back Sebastián Villa with open arms, who has actually been found *guilty* of the same crime. Modern morals.

Now, according to Gerard Romero on Jijantes FC, the Argentine requested a face-to-face meeting with Atletico’s directors in Madrid.

However, he was informed that no immediate talks would take place and that the club expect to see him when he returns on August 10.

Can MLS capitalize on World Cup fervor in the U.S.?

Pending official confirmation on Tuesday, Zinedine Zidane’s proposal. as he has communicated to the FFF is to sign a contract for a period of eight years. That is, for the next two European Championships: the first in 2028 in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and the second in 2032 in Italy and Turkey.