Zinedine Zidane crisis ‘A shameful lack of respect’
The words of the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) Nöel Le Great about Zinedine Zidane in the French press caused a great reaction.
Le Great said about the legendary footballer: “I would be surprised if Zidane went to Brazil. I do not care. Wherever he wants to go, go there. He can go wherever he wants, to a club. He did not try to contact me. He wouldn’t answer the phone even if he called. We never met him and we never thought of parting ways with Didier Deschamps. There were those who expected Deschamps to go, but who can seriously criticize him? Nobody can do it,” he said.
French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said that Le Graet has crossed the line with his expressions. Oudea-Castera called it “a shameful lack of respect for a soccer legend and a sport that hurts us all.”
REAL MADRID: RESPECT
The Real Madrid Club of Spain reacted to the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Nöel Le Graet, who pronounced harsh words about his former footballer and former coach Zinedina Zidane.
In the statement made by the club, it was stated that the words of the president of the FFF, Le Graet, about Zidane, one of the greatest legends in the world of sports, were unfortunate and unfortunate.
Although it was emphasized that Zidane represented the values of the sport by achieving many successes in the teams where he won the World Cup and the European Championship with the French National Team, wore the shirt and managed, it was argued that Le Graet’s words were disrespectful and needed to be corrected.
The Spanish club said FFF president Le Graet had also made “inappropriate” statements about Real Madrid team captain French footballer Karim Benzema in the past.
MBAPPE: ZIDANE IS FRANCE
French striker Kylian Mbappé, who won the Golden Boot at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, also reacted to Le Graet’s statements about Zidane regarding his role as national coach.
In statements on his social media account, Mbappé criticized Le Graet’s words about Zidane, in statements to France’s RMC Sport channel, using the phrase “Zidane is France, the legend cannot be disrespected like that.”
The FFF announced on Saturday that it had extended the contract of coach Didier Deschamps, who played for the national team in the second consecutive World Cup final in Qatar. Zidane was previously among the favorite candidates to replace Deschamps.
Zidane finally left his job as manager of Real Madrid, one of the teams in the Spanish Primera Liga (La Liga), in 2021 and did not coach any other team after that. (AA)