FFF/elections: "I would like at least 30% of spectators at the Stade de France" (N. Le Graët)

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Noël Le Graët between two of his running mates, Brigitte Henriques and Éric Borghini, on 02/23/2021 - ©  #EQUIPE-NLG

"You can imagine that with the Stade de France which has 80,000 seats, I would like us to be able to put at least 30% minimum of spectators (or 24,000) on an experimental basis," said Noël Le Graët, president of the FFF and candidate for a new term, in Aix-en-Provence (FRA) on 23/02/2021, 18 days before the Federal Assembly which will elect the FFF executive committee for the 2021-2024 cycle on Saturday 13/03/2021.

Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation since 18/06/2011, announced that he was a candidate for a new four-year term on 21/01/2021.
Two other candidates had their dossier validated by the FFF's Electoral Operations Supervisory Commission on 15/02/2021:
• Frédéric Thiriez, 68, former president of the French Professional Football League.
• Michel Moulin, 60, president and director of the publication of the media "Le 10 Sport".

During his meeting with the Mediterranean Football League, whose president, Éric Borghini, is on his list, Noël Le Graët therefore claims to bet on the presence of spectators during the France - Ukraine match of Wednesday…

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Noël Le Graët between two of his running mates, Brigitte Henriques and Éric Borghini, on 02/23/2021 - ©  #EQUIPE-NLG

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