Investigation for sexual harassment against the ousted president of the federation Noel Le Graet in France

A judicial investigation has been launched against Noel Le Graet, who was removed from his position as president of the French Football Federation (FFF), for alleged sexual harassment.

According to the news from the French agency AFP, the Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation against Le Graet, who was removed from his post as president last week following the recent accusations against him. The investigation against Le Graet, 81, is said to be based on allegations of sexual harassment in the French press.

Finally, football coach Sonia Souid, in an interview with the L’Equipe newspaper and the RMC radio channel, said: “I went to Le Graet’s apartment. He said that if I wanted help from him, I should let him do some things for me too.” she used her statements.

The French Ministry of Sports is also conducting a separate investigation against Noel Le Graet.

After the dismissal of Le Graet, president of the FFF since 2011, his deputy, Philippe Diallo, was replaced on an interim basis.

THE WORDS OF ZIDANE DE LE GRAET HAPPENED

Noel Le Graet first provoked reactions with his remarks about former French soccer star Zinedine Zidane.

Le Graet, speaking to the national press about Zidane’s potential to coach in the national team, while still serving as president, said: “Zidane did not try to contact me. He wouldn’t answer the phone even if he called. We’ve never met him.” He had used the words.

The French Ministry of Sports, Spain’s Real Madrid, French star Kylian Mbappé and many footballers criticized Le Graet for his statements about Zidane. The FFF, for its part, extended the contract of coach Didier Deschamps, who played the second consecutive final with the team in the Qatar World Cup, until 2026. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)