For the Foot Ensemble association, the appointment of Noël Le Graët as head of the Paris office of the International Football Federation is scandalous: “They are not ashamed of anything”, fumed Yoann Lemaire, while the leader resigned from his position as president of the FFF after many cases.
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“They are not ashamed of anything, it’s really impressive”, reacted this Tuesday on franceinfo Yoann Lemaire, amateur footballer, founder and president of the Foot Ensemble association while Noël Le Graët will lead the Paris office of the International Football Federation, after having resigned from his post as president of the French Federation of football.
Noël le Graët was already a delegate of the president of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, in the Paris office of the international body, housed in the Hôtel de la Marine, place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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“It’s not so surprising because in the end, we had the feeling during the World Cup that Noël Le Graët was somewhat remotely controlled by Fifa and Infantino, concerning the One love armband, since Noël Le Graët was proud to be the leader so that countries, especially European ones, do not wear the armband”, he explained. FIFA banned the multicolored armband symbolizing the fight against all forms of discrimination during the World Cup in Qatar.
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Yoann Lemaire advocates radical changes within the football authorities: “We have to put everything flat. There are a lot of people who have to leave, that’s obvious. We can’t continue like this, just remove anyone at the head. We have to look a little bit at all the governance, change politics, put new blood back in and then go for it, go for a lot of subjects”he recommended.
He salutes the role of the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. If she “had not done the maximum before, during the World Cup and after the World Cup, we would still be there with Noël Le Graët for several years and with the same Comex, with the same elected officials”, explained Yoann Lemaire. He wishes to recall that “many supported him” be elected “widely” in 2021 when Noël Le Graët had already had “media outlets” polemics. “There must be a lot of resignations both in the Comex, that is to say the elite, and even in the amateur environment”, believes the amateur footballer. Must take “another gear” And “totally change policy”, particularly on the fight against discrimination.
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