Zinedine Zidane seems to be untouchable.
The French Football Federation (FFF) said on the 11th (Korean time), “Through the executive committee held at the headquarters of the Football Association, association president Noel Le Grae decided to step down. The vice-president, Filipe Diallo, will serve as president of the association for the time being.”
Chairman Le Grae recently shot Zinedine Zidane. In a media interview, “Many fans insisted that Zidane be appointed as the new coach of the French national team. They waited for manager Didier Deschamps to resign,” he said. “Even if Zidane called me, I would have ignored Zidane’s phone call. It doesn’t matter if Zidane coaches the Brazilian national team.”
Zidane is one of the figures who symbolize France itself beyond French football. The criticism of Zidane by the head of the Korea Football Association created a big wave.
Kylian Mbappe said on his social media (SNS), “Director Zidane is France itself. There is a lack of respect for the legend,” he criticized the president of the association. French Sports Minister Amelie Udea Castera also said, “There was a lack of respect for football legend Zidane. The president of France’s most prestigious sports association should not have said that.”바카라사이트
Spain’s Real Madrid club, where Zidane was until recently, was also angry with the president of the French association. Real Madrid even issued an official statement, saying, “We regret the recent remarks made by Le Grae, president of the French Football Association. President Le Grae did not respect former football legend Zinedine Zidane. The French association president’s remarks were inappropriate,” he said, covering Zidane.
President Le Grae resigned from his position as president of the association for ‘daring’ to touch Zidane.