The Extraordinary Executive Committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) has decided to withdraw Noël Le Graët, president of the FFF, in dirty sheets for several months and even more following attacking Zinedine Zidane.
Le Graët, who took over the presidency of the FFF in 2011 and whose mandate was due to end at the end of 2024, has been weakened by his recent controversial statements regarding Zinédine Zidane and testimonies on supposed sexist behavior.
That of players’ agent Sonia Souid, accusing him directly of repeated advances, only overwhelmed the octogenarian president a little more.
Hardouin out, Diallo in
For the director general Florence Hardouin, who had execrable relations with Le Graët, the sanction is more severe: she is “lay off as a precaution”, announced the FFF in a press release.
Philippe Diallo (59), who led for nearly 30 years (from 1992 to 2021) the Union of Professional Football Clubs (UCPF), the employers’ union of professional clubs, will take over as interim head of the FFF until the next Executive Committee.
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“You are a threat to the @FFF when there is no compromising file on you.” Accused of sexual assault, Noël Le Graët was forced to let go of the reins of the #football tricolor. So, is this the start of a major cleaning?
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Deschamps well and truly extended
The extension of Didier Deschamps’ contract at the head of the France team until 2026 was unanimously approved by the Extraordinary Executive Committee of the French Federation meeting on Wednesday, the FFF announced in a press release. This renewal had been announced on Saturday during the Federal Assembly of the FFF, but without the Comex of the instance having been notified beforehand.