FFF: Jean-Michel Aulas elected vice-president by the Federal Assembly with 78.58% of the votes

Jean-Michel Aulas was elected vice-president of the Fédération Française de Football (FFF) with 78.58% of the votes cast at the FFF's Federal Assembly in Paris (FRA) on 16/12/2023. On the proposal of president Philippe Diallo, the FFF executive committee had unanimously decided to put forward the candidacy of the former president of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) on 16/11/2023.

The FFF had been without a vice-president since Philippe Diallo, the previous holder of the post, became interim president following the withdrawal of Noël Le Graët on 11/01/2023 (the latter subsequently resigned on 28/02/2023, and Philippe Diallo was then elected by the Federal Assembly on 10/06/2023).

"It's a great satisfaction. That's eight voters out of 10 who think my presence is a good thing, even if there are 20% who may have a different opinion. I wouldn't have minded getting 100% of the vote, but this is a democratic organisation... But it also means that we have to be attentive to those who think we could have done things differently. I'm an entrepreneur, not a professional footballer. It's…