Didier Deschamps named 2018 Fifa best coach
France's coach Didier Deschamps speaks after winning the trophy for the Best FIFA Men's Coach of 2018 Award during The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on September 24, 2018 . PHOTO | BEN STANSALL |
What you need to know:
- Deschamps won the World Cup with France in June
- He beat off competition from Zlatko Dalic, who led Croatia to the World Cup final before losing 4-2 to France
- his former French team-mate Zinedine Zidane, who won a third consecutive Champions League title with Real Madrid before resigning in June was the other finalist
LONDON
France's World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps won Fifa's best coach of the year prize on Monday in recognition for his work in leading Les Bleus to success in Russia.
Deschamps beat off competition from Zlatko Dalic, who led Croatia to the World Cup final before losing 4-2 to France, and his former French team-mate Zinedine Zidane, who won a third consecutive Champions League title with Real Madrid before resigning in June.
