Zinedine Zidane ‘has REJECTED an offer to become the new coach of the USMNT’

Zinedine Zidane has turned down an offer to manage the United States men’s national team, according to the new report.

The news comes from France L’Equipewho assure that Zidane is not interested in directing another team that is not France.

According to the report, Zidane also turned down jobs from Brazil and Portugal.

Zinedine Zidane reportedly turned down the chance to manage the US national team.

The US position is currently vacant after Gregg Berhalter’s contract expired late last year.

And US Soccer has been embroiled in controversy over the past week when Danielle Reyna, the mother of winger Gio Reyna, admitted to sharing information with the federation about a 31-year-old domestic violence incident involving Berhalter and his future wife, Rosalind. .

Prior to Reyna’s admission, Berhalter released a statement saying that a third party, reported to be his former teammate Cladio Reyna, according to ESPN – had contacted US Soccer during the tournament threatening to ‘take down’ the manager.

Danielle Reyna was unhappy with Berhalter’s treatment of her son Gio at the World Cup

Berhalter admitted that he committed the “shameful” act of kicking his wife when he was 18, and he and US Soccer confirmed there was an active investigation into the matter.

Nonetheless, the 49-year-old said Thursday in an interview with the Harvard Business Review that he would like to continue as a USMNT coach.

“It’s a fantastic group of players, very high potential in this group… it would be an incredible challenge for this team.” [competing in the 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada],’ he said.

For Zidane, 2026 could also be a significant year, albeit probably in a different way.

The French Football Federation confirmed on Saturday that it had signed manager Didier Deschamps to a four-year extension following the team’s runner-up finish in Qatar.

Didier Deschamps has signed a four-year contract extension with the France team

That, of course, means at least another four years of waiting for Zidane, although he is prepared to do just that, according to L’Equipe.

Berhalter may have managed his last game for the USMNT, but he led the team to a respectable finish in Qatar.

The Stars and Stripes escaped from a group with England, Wales and Iran, and edged out the Three Lions in a tight 0-0 draw.

The US tournament ended in the round of 16 with a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands.

Brazil and Portugal didn’t go much further, losing to Croatia and Morocco respectively in the quarterfinals.