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THE COMMITTEE AGREES ON HIS REMOVAL

The crisis in the French Federation ends with Noël Le Graët on the street

Published:11/01/2023 - 19:00h

Updated:11/01/2023 - 19:00h

Noël Le Graet has been removed from his position as president of the French Football Federation after the last meeting of the Executive Committee. Philippe Diallo will assume his duties until the audit is completed

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The controversial statements of Noël Him Graët in which it despised to Zinedine Zidane of face to an eventual ofrecimiento of the ex midfield player Frenchman like trainer of the French selection have not happened unobserved for the federative body that came chairing up to now. After the last celebrated meeting by the Executive Committee of the French Federation of Football, the director has remained section of his charge.

The meeting in question was summoned with character of urgency to take a decision regarding the sucedido, although Him Graët already had elevated a public apology to the ex player and ex trainer of the Real Madrid, key in the obtaining of the first Glass of the World for Them Bleus in 1998. His words caused stir and caused the indignation of several figures tied to the balompié Frenchman, from Kylian Mbappé, going through Franck Ribéry until Youri Djorkaeff.

Likewise, another of the reasons that would have caused his exit would be tied to the economic management to the control of the body rector of the French football. Regarding this matter it is slope of realisation an audit, in front of which the now ex-president has showed trusted to the have not incurred in irregularities: "I have not done at all bad. I can swear that I have not done at all and that the result of the audit will be positive for me, there will be at all against mine".

The renewal of Deschamps keeps

From the FFF have announced that Philippe Diallo, the one who came occupying the charge of vice-president delegated, will assume of interim way the functions of the destituido Him Graët while the investigations keep in process. Regarding the extension of the contractual bond of Didier Deschamps, the body has communicated that this agreement has been ratified, by what the seleccionador will keep in the charge.

Like this it has informed it the Federation through a communiqué: "Noël Him Graët, in accordance with the meeting of the Executive Committee of the FFF today in Paris, decided to withdraw of his functions like President of the Federation until the final communication of the audit made by the Ministry of Sports, and slope his analysis by the FFF Comex. The FFF Comex also decided to sack to Florence Hardouin, general director of the FFF, like conservatoire. From this day, Philippe Diallo, vice-president delegated of the FFF, will assume the interim charge of these two functions. Finally, the FFF Comex, informed of the terms of the extension of the agreement of Didier Deschamps at the head of the French team until 2026, validated it unanimously".

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