Ecclestone dismisses ZZ talk
09 May 2008 - 11:00:09
QPR co-owner Bernie Ecclestone has laughed off speculation linking Zinedine Zidane with the manager's job at Loftus Road.
Luigi De Canio left the club on Thursday after guiding his team to a mid-table spot after it had appeared when he took charge last October that a relegation battle was highly likely.
Former France international Zidane is now being linked with the vacancy, but Ecclestone has dismissed all the talk.
The Formula One supremo told The Times: "I can say 100 per cent categorically 'no' to stories that we've spoken to Zidane.
"We've known for six months that the coach would be leaving and we have to draw up the shortlist, but Zidane's name isn't on it."