PARIS : French football is bracing itself for a major shakedown as both the president of the federation (FFF) and the women's head coach are expected to resign from their positions on Tuesday.Noel Le Graet, who has been head of the FFF since 2011, has already taken a step back amid a legal investigation i
PARIS : French football is bracing itself for a major shakedown as both the president of the federation and the women's head coach are expected to resign from their positions on Tuesday.
"Given the failures in governance, his seriously inappropriate behaviour towards women, I can only agree with the conclusion of the report: he no longer has the legitimacy to administer and represent French soccer," Sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said earlier this month. Fellow internationals Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani following suit soon after her announcement, all saying they were taking a step back from the national team.
The 48-year-old Diacre, who in 2014 became the first French woman to coach a men's team when she took charge of then Ligue 2 side Clermont, was appointed France head coach in 2017.
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