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Frédéric Thiriez: "Our policies underestimate the role of football in society"

2021-03-10T17:58:24.180Z


INTERVIEW - The lawyer explains the reasons for his candidacy for the presidency of the French Football Federation, whose election takes place on Saturday.


Former advisor to Gaston Defferre, lawyer, senior official, president of the Football League for fourteen years, lyric singer, fan of Johnny Hallyday, big cars, hiking or diving, father of four children, Frédéric Thiriez, 68 years old, impeccable mustache, once had a busy life.

Not enough to prevent him from dreaming of the presidency of the French Football Federation (FFF), whose election takes place on Saturday.

Competitor of Noël Le Graët, the president in place, and of the businessman Michel Moulin, the former enarque delivers himself to the

Figaro

before the verdict.

LE FIGARO.

- Will you be the new president of the FFF next Saturday?

Frédéric THIRIEZ.

- I respect the voters, but I think I have serious chances because there is a real need for renewal in the federation with a team that is running out of steam, without any real project.

On the contrary, I offer a real project on the substance - priority for amateur football - on the governance of institutions, namely to democratize

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Source: lefigaro

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