Coincidence of the calendar or not?
The press release from the French Football Federation (FFF) was published shortly after Didier Deschamps announced the list of players selected against Austria and Denmark in the Nations League.
In this text, the FFF announces its decision to "file a defamation complaint against the magazine
So Foot
".
In its last issue, the monthly had published extracts from SMS of a sexual nature, undated, that the president of the Federation Noël Le Graët would have sent to current or former collaborators.
The body that governs French football, "represented by its president and with the unanimous support of its Executive Committee", according to the press release explains that it is taking legal action against
So Foot
"because of the seriously defamatory accusations contained in its edition of the September 8, 2022, which were widely reported by the press”.
Deschamps and "the climate" around the Blues
Asked about the subject this Thursday at a press conference, in the auditorium of the FFF headquarters, Deschamps had explained in particular that it was “not within [his] domain”.
“You know my relationship with the president, I spoke to him again at length yesterday, continued the coach of the Blues.
If I just refer to the sports part… There is so much information that becomes lies and over time becomes nonsense.
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"It's not the most peaceful climate I've known," DD admitted, however, while Le Graët (80) denied rumors of an early departure from a post where he was elected until June 2024. The Breton leader must participate on Friday in "a moment of exchange" to which the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra invited him.
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