PARIS, July 6 - Former England manager Glenn
Hoddle has officially asked to be considered as the new France
national coach after the departure of Jacques Santini, the
French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday.
"We have just received today (Tuesday) a fax from Glenn
Hoddle," a spokesman told Reuters. "Chairman Claude Simonet will
read it tomorrow (Wednesday) as he is not available today due to
appointments outside Paris."
France are looking for a new national coach after Santini
left to take over at English premier league club Tottenham
Hotspur -- the club where Hoddle made his name as a player.
Hoddle, England coach from 1996-99, has been out of work
since being sacked as Tottenham manager last September following
a poor run of results.
During his playing career, in which he won 53 England caps,
Hoddle had a successful stint in France with Monaco, winning the
French title in 1988 under current Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
Hoddle guided England to the 1998 World Cup finals in France
where they lost in the second round to Argentina on penalties.
He was fired the following year after making controversial
remarks about disabled people.
The 46-year-old faces competition from former France
internationals Laurent Blanc and Jean Tigana.
The FFF's decision is expected on Friday.
The only foreigner to coach France's national team was
Romanian Stefan Kovacs from 1973 to 1975.