Football: Noël Le Graët targeted by a report for “sexist contempt”
The former president of the French Football Federation (FFF) “withdrawn” Noël Le Graët in Paris in 2021. © FRANCK FIFE / AFP
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According to
Le Monde
, inspectors in charge of an audit of the French Football Federation (FFF) have issued a report concerning a possible "
sexist outrage
" committed by Noël Le Graët, already "withdrawn" Wednesday January 11 from the presidency of the Federation.
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It was after having collected the testimony of Sonia Souid, agent of several French international players, that the listeners made a report to the public prosecutor of Paris,
according to
Le Monde
.
In her columns, the Minister of Sports also confirms that she has been informed of this report decided by the General Inspectorate for Education, Sport and Research (IGESR) "
due to a range of concordant elements on facts likely to be criminalized
”, notes
Amélie Oudéa-Castéa
.
This week, agent Sonia Souid denounced
the behavior of Noël Le Graët
in the press .
She had notably said that the president of the FFF had "
told her one-on-one, in her apartment, very clearly, that if
[she]
wanted him
[l]
help, we had to go to the pan
" .
Referring to her past professional relationship with the boss of French football, she explains that she had the feeling "
that each time, the only thing that interests her, and I apologize for speaking vulgarly, are my two breasts and my ass.
".
No judicial inquiry yet
It is up to the prosecutor to decide whether or not to open an investigation.
The count
of “sexist outrage
” refers to statements or behavior with a sexual or sexist connotation that undermines a person's dignity or exposes them to a distressing situation.
An offense punishable by a fine of up to 750 euros.
"
At this stage, I know neither the facts with which I am accused nor the people who are behind them
," reacted Noël Le Graët to AFP, while deploring that such information was published before him. -even has access to the inspectors' provisional report and can present its observations.
► To read also: A survey by
So Foot
magazine overwhelms the executives of the FFF
(With
AFP
)
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