France/Refereeing: "Define a clear & concerted technical line with the LFP & the clubs" (A. Gautier)

"For the professionals: we need to optimise performance, even if today our referees have nothing to be ashamed of, on the contrary, with their performances. But also to define a clear and concerted technical line. I would like to create a LFP liaison committee very quickly with the League and club representatives in order to regularly exchange information on the progress and refereeing of professional competitions. That's how we'll move forward in a transparent manner," said Antony Gautier, appointed director of refereeing by the FFF executive committee on 06/01/2023, in an interview with the French sports daily L'Équipe on 07/02/2023.

"I wanted to set up an organisation based on three technical departments, one of which is specifically delegated to the professional sector and I wanted Stéphane Lannoy to head it. He will be directly in charge of the management of Ligue 1 referees. And the other two departments are the one for amateur football headed by Alain Sars and one for women's football, headed by Stéphanie Frappart. I have proposed another form of governance, which will be…