Zidane: 'I'm not back as a saviour'

FRENCH soccer great Zinedine Zidane says he doesn't want to be dubbed a "saviour" after deciding to make his international comeback.

Zidane: 'I'm not back as a saviour'

The Real Madrid playmaker, who earned 93 caps, said he had found his motivation again. His announcement on Wednesday raised hopes at home that France can turn around a flagging World Cup qualifying campaign.

"I have found again the motivation I might have lost a while ago," he said.

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