Since February 28, 2023, her future was on hold, and everyone wondered if she would be able to hold her place for the next Women’s World Cup in Australia, which begins this Thursday, July 20, 2023. This has not been the case. At the head of the French women’s team since August 30, 2017, Corinne Deacon was dismissed on March 9, 2023 after numerous disagreements between her players and her management.
The executive committee (comex) of the French Football Federation (FFF) has indeed decided to “end the mission” of Didier Deschamps’ acolyte, as our colleagues from the World. While his contract had been extended until the summer of 2024 by the president, now deposed, Noël Le Graët. The FFF, during the dismissal of Corinne Deacon, did “the observation of a very significant fracture with executive players” And “a gap with the requirements of the very high level”in his press release.
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Players stand up to Corinne Deacon
This fracture was clearly highlighted when captain Wendie Renard announced on February 24, 2023 her withdrawal from Les Bleues and especially her non-participation in the next World Cup, followed in the process by her teammates Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani. They criticized their ex-coach for a management unsuited to the requirements of the high level and the ambitions of a national selection.
Today, Hervé Renard has taken over from Corinne Deacon, but that will not prevent him from following the performances of his ex-players. Especially since they could bring her big, even if she is no longer at the head of the France team, as announced by our colleagues from Parisian.
The jackpot for the ex-coach, despite his ousting?
His contract having been extended before his eviction, Corinne Deacon is still linked to the selection and the FFF until August 2024. This allowed him to receive €870,000, a sum which corresponds to the “emoluments which were due to him until the end of his contract, increased by an additional year”, explain our colleagues. In addition to that, “a percentage” on the bonuses provided in the event of the title of Les Bleues d’Hervé Renard at the World Cup and at the Olympic Games is also included in it. In fact, Corinne Deacon will obviously be the first supporter of Les Bleues for both competitions!
Regarding her new professional life, foreign federations would have contacted her to entrust her with the head of their women’s selection, especially on the side of Asia. But the former player of the France team does not yet seem ready to resume such a role. Indeed, she would have declined the proposals.
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