Accused of sexual harassment and authoritarian managerial methods, the one who has managed for ten years tricolor football was finally forced to leave, after an audit launched by the Ministry of Sports.
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After ten years of reign on the tricolor ball, Noël Le Graët was finally forced to drop the reins of the French Football Federation (FFF). Threatened for several months by accusations of sexual harassment and suspicion of authoritarian managerial methods, the subject of an audit launched by the Ministry of Sports, Breton was withdrawn Wednesday January 11 of the FFF presidency by the Executive Committee (Comex) of the organization. Its general manager, Florence Hardouin, has also been put back.
Philippe Diallo, hitherto vice-president, will ensure the interim. Logical, after the new controversy created by the insulting release on Zinedine Zidane de Noël Le Graët on January 8, the backlight is nonetheless a surprise, as the former mayor (PS) of Guingamp has so far had D ‘Total support for Comex.
The Executive Committee did not appreciate learning the renewal of Deschamps at the head of the Blues on Saturday until 2026 in the midst of a general meeting, like the other participants, a subject that had not been addressed during its meeting, the day before.
The disrespectful release of Le Graët with regard to Zinedine Zidane, Sunday on RMC, also ie French football and aroused numerous indignant reactions. Breton apologized on Monday, via a press release, but he will have to answer it again in front of the Comex.
The testimony of the agent Sonia Souid, by accusing him directly of repeated advances, has only overlooked the octogenarian president a little more when his management, as well as that of his director Florence Florence Hardouin, and his supposed sexist behaviors, notably with former employees, are the subject of an audit and control mission diligence by the Minister of Sports. The conclusions of this audit are expected at the end of January