Former French great tips Deschamps

VIENNA: Former France great Zinedine Zidane tipped his 1998 World Cup winning captain Didier Deschamps on Sunday to become coach of the national team.

His comments came amid media speculation that Raymond Domenech could be sacked as coach by the French Football Federation when it meets on July 3 to assess the country's disappointing group-stage exit from Euro 2008.

Zidane, who retired after the 2006 World Cup, was initially reluctant to discuss such a sensitive issue, pointing out Domenech's future was not his decision.