"If the Presidents of the Republic pass, Noël Le Graët remains in place."
The confidence, spoken without hiding a certain smile, emanates from a man who knows what he is talking about.
Fan of round ball from a young age, and in particular of the Guingamp club - the declared stronghold of the boss of the French Football Federation - François Hollande, President of the Republic between 2012 and 2017, knows the weight and the power of this institution that is the FFF.
Considered by some to be a state within a state and often labeled as "the first party in France" in view of its 2.1 million redundants, a budget of over 230 million euros, 330 employees and an unrivaled showcase, in good times and bad, with the France team.
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"Its weight and influence are undeniable in French society in view of the number of licensees and the importance of the practice of this sport among amateurs and young people
, explains to
Figaro
the former head of state,"
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