The French Football Federation has withdrawn the presidency from Nöel Le Gräet. The 81-year-old made comments that he would not pick up the phone if Zinedine Zidane tried to call him.
The executive committee of the French Football Federation held an emergency meeting and has agreed to suspend the chairman of the French Football Association Le Graet after he made inappropriate remarks against Zidane.
Earlier, when answering questions about the coaching position of the French team, Le Graet said that Zidane had not contacted him, and he would not answer Zidane's call. These remarks drew criticism from Mbappe and the Real Madrid club, and then Le Graet also publicly apologized to Zidane. In addition, Le Graet is also suspected of sexual harassment.
After that, the executive committee of the French Football Federation decided to hold an emergency meeting, hoping to persuade Le Graet to resign.
According to reports, French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra also wants Le Graet to leave, and the relationship between the two is very bad.
On Tuesday, local time, audit investigators conducted an investigation into Le Graet and listened to his speech. The final results of the investigation will be submitted to the French Football Federation at the end of January, and then the French Football Association will have 2 weeks to respond to it.
At a meeting on Wednesday, the executive committee of the French Football Federation decided to suspend Le Graet as president of the Football Association until the results of the investigation were announced. Vice-chairman Philippe Diallo will serve as interim president of the Football Association.