How lengthy will Noël le Graët stay as president of the French Soccer Federation?
Eighty-one-year-old Le Graët is beneath fireplace over mismanagement of the organisation and accusations of sexual harassment, together with sending inappropriate textual content messages to feminine colleagues.
France's Ministry of Sports activities has now requested a listening to with him, months after it launched a probe into his behaviour.
The long-standing president of the Federation denies the accusations however he is additionally dealing with a backlash over feedback he made about French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane.
One slip too many
When requested if Zidane might take over as coach of the nationwide workforce, le Graët responded that he would not even take Zidane's name.
Already controversial and criticised, he stated a couple of days in the past that he "did not give a rattling" about Zidane, making his place on the head of FFF much more precarious.
It was one slip too many, says the French Sports activities minister, Amélie Oudéa Castéra.
"A president has to embody a sure variety of imposed patterns. And I believe that he's profoundly missing in one in every of them, which is illustration and embodiment.
"And because it's the primary French sports activities federation, it is rather problematic."
Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain's star striker, additionally denounced Le Graët's lack of respect for Zidane. Le Graët has since apologized for what he dubbed his "clumsy remarks" about Zinedine Zidane's potential curiosity in teaching the France nationwide workforce.
The listening to takes place on Tuesday afternoon however Le Graët should wait till February to see if he nonetheless has a job.
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