France: an investigation by the magazine "So Foot" overwhelms the executives of the FFF
Noël Le Graet, president of the French Football Federation, on September 21, 2019 at the Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp AFP / Archives
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Explosive revelations, just a few months before the World Cup in Qatar.
The French magazine
So Foot
reveals, in a six-page investigation, excavated, significant internal dysfunctions within the French Football Federation, the FFF.
There is talk of sexist messages, alcohol problems during festive evenings and internal wars within the management of the body.
The testimonies are overwhelming.
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Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation, is particularly targeted.
Quoted by the magazine
So Foot
, several young female employees of the FFF say they have received heavy and insistent messages: “
Come and have dinner with me tonight
”;
others of a sexist nature: “
I prefer blondes, so if you like
”;
still others with a sexual connotation.
Noël Le Graet, 80, an "
overwhelmed
" president "
who has lost the thread
", still tackle several executives of the French Football Federation.
The FFF and its drunken evenings
One evening during the World Cup semi-final, Florence Hardouin, general manager, insisted that the physical trainer of the Blues drink alcohol in front of his players.
He refuses, she insists.
An internal investigation concludes to "
an alcohol problem
" during the evenings of the Federation, still reveals
So Foot
.
Turf wars, brutal team management
Florence Hardouin, again, is described as "
brittle
", "
malicious
", "
influenceable
".
At the end of 2021, 18 employees were dismissed.
A necessity, according to the director.
“
A pretext to establish his power
”, assures an employee.
Three months before the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, a manager concludes: “
Football has moved into second place in the Federation.
»
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