The French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Thursday that it had filed a defamation complaint against the magazine So Foot, which, supported by anonymous testimonies, linked FFF president Noel Le Graet, to sending messages of sexual content to three of his subjects.
“The French Football Federation has decided to file a defamation complaint against So Foot magazine for the serious defamatory allegations contained in its September 8, 2022 edition, which have been widely reported by the press,” he said in a statement. . contacted FFF.
So Foot published an investigative report, based on anonymous sources, showing a “toxic environment” at FFF, with cases of sexual and moral harassment, alcoholism and cronyism. The magazine points out that Le Graet himself sent SMS messages with sexual connotations to three subordinates.
Tomorrow, meet the minister
Due to the size of the report, the Minister of Sports herself, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, will meet with Le Graet this Friday.
The FFF president this week denied he was close to resigning and insisted he would serve out his full term until the end of 2024.
Less than two months before the World Cup in Qatar, the French team is going through a turbulent phase. This controversy with the highest official of the federative joins the matter of possible blackmail on the Pogba clan that also splashed Kylian Mbappé, for an alleged evil eye against him commissioned by Paul Pogba.
Source: La Verdad
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