{
  "id": 9297384,
  "title": "Former France manager Didier Deschamps may take a sabbatical",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/former-france-manager-didier-deschamps-may-take-a-sabbatical",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-france-manager-didier-deschamps-075000162.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Didier Deschamps, the former France manager, may take a sabbatical, according to a report from L'Équipe. Deschamps' contract as manager of the France national team ended two months ago, following the World Cup campaign. Despite his desire to return to management, he is not in any hurry. Deschamps spent 14 years as France manager, securing the World Cup title in 2018, reaching the final in 2022, and making it to the semi-final last summer. In an interview with The Guardian, he expressed his ambition to continue managing and did not rule out any positions, including managing another national team. However, he had not yet secured any concrete offers, including the Italian job and the Real Madrid vacancy, as well as various positions in the Middle East. He did not want to make decisions about his future while still managing Les Bleus, which may have limited some of his options. L'Équipe reports that Deschamps is currently resting, spending time between his primary residence in Cap d’Ail, near Monaco, and a second residence in Brittany. He is not expected to return to management before November and may take a sabbatical for the entire season. In contrast to his successor at France, Zinédine Zidane, Deschamps is not planning on taking a full five-year break from management.",
  "summary": "Didier Deschamps’ contract as manager of the France national team expired two months ago, upon the conclusion of Les Bleus FIFA World Cup campaign, however, despite wanting a return to management, h...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}