(FILES) Strasbourg's French head coach Patrick Vieira reacts during the French L1 football match between between Stade Brestois 29 (Brest) and RC Strasbourg Alsace at the Francis Le Ble Stadium in Brest, western France, on December 7, 2023. Senegal have appointed France's 1998 World Cup winner Patrick Vieira as head coach, the country's football federation announced on August 18, 2026, succeeding Pape Thiaw who was dismissed after the recent World Cup. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP via Getty Images)