Didier Deschamps Noel Le-Graet Amelie Oudea-Castera Marie Antoinette Katoto Wendie Renard Corinne Diacre France Denmark Norway Uruguay Football Sporting Didier Deschamps Noel Le-Graet Amelie Oudea-Castera Marie Antoinette Katoto Wendie Renard Corinne Diacre France Denmark Norway Uruguay

French football bracing itself for Black Tuesday

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PARIS : French football is bracing itself for a major shakedown as both the president of the federation (FFF) and the women's head coach are expected to resign from their positions on Tuesday.Noel Le Graet, who has been head of the FFF since 2011, has already taken a step back amid a legal investigation into alleged sexual and moral harassment and a damning audit commissioned by the Sports ministry, will be at the centre of Tuesday's executive committee.Should he refuse to step down, Le Graet, 81, could be brought before the FFF's disciplinary committee or the executive committee could resign to force new elections."Given the failures in governance, his seriously inappropriate behaviour towards women, I can only agree with the conclusion of the report: he no longer has the legitimacy to administer and represent French soccer," Sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said earlier this month.Le Graet, who also came under fire when he made dismissive comments about France great Zinedine Zidane after extending men's coach Didier Deschamps's contract until 2026, could be followed into the abyss by the women's coach, Corinne Diacre.Diacre's position has become untenable since team captain Wendie Renard said last week that she would not play at this year's Women's World Cup to preserve her mental health.Fellow internationals Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani following suit soon after her announcement, all saying they were taking a step back from the national team.Renard, who is widely considered one of the best defenders in women's football, played for France in international games against Norway, Denmark and Uruguay earlier this month.According to a report in French multimedia outlet RMC Sport, Renard will not play for

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