FFF: Noël le Graët to stand down until audit is published, Philippe Diallo named interim president

"Noël Le Graët, in agreement with the FFF executive committee gathered in Paris, has chosen to withdraw from his duties as president of the Federation until the final communication of the audit commissioned by the Ministry of Sports, and pending its analysis by the FFF executive committee," announced the Fédération Française de Football on 11/01/2023.

"The FFF's ExCo has also decided to lay off Florence Hardouin, the FFF's general manager, on a precautionary basis. As of today, Philippe Diallo, the FFF's deputy vice-president, will take over these two functions on an interim basis," continued the FFF.

"Finally, the FFF's executive committee, informed of the terms of Didier Deschamps' contract extension as head of the French national team until 2026, has unanimously validated it," added the body.

Noël Le Graët had convened the FFF executive committee for an extraordinary session on Wednesday 11/01/2023 at 11:00 CET, three days after the comments he had made about Zinedine Zidane ("He does what he wants, it's none of my business. I don't care, he can go where he wants! I wouldn't even…