According to our information, the president of Fifa wants to plead in favor of Noël Le Graët and warn the French State against any interference on his part in the affairs of the FFF.
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The president of the International Football Federation (Fifa) Gianni Infantino will meet the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday February 15, the Sports Department of Radio France learned on Monday February 13 from sources familiar with the matter.
Gianni Infantino will discuss with Emmanuel Macron the situation of Noël Le Graët, who has been withdrawn since January 11 from his duties as president of the French Football Federation (FFF). According to our information, the president of Fifa wants to plead in favor of Noël Le Graët and warn the French State against any interference on his part in the affairs of the FFF.
A long-awaited FFF audit report
This meeting will take place on the day of the delivery of the long-awaited FFF audit report, carried out by three inspectors from the General Inspectorate for Education, Sport and Research (IGESR), to the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudea-Castera. “Given his behavior towards women, his public statements and the failures of the governance of the FFF”Noël le Graët “no longer has the necessary legitimacy to administer and represent French football”explains an unredacted version of the report, consulted by the investigation unit of Radio France.
The retired president of the FFF is in turmoil after his controversial remarks on Zinedine Zidane, and while several women testified against him for acts of sexual harassment as part of an audit mission to shed light on the dysfunctions within the FFF.
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