It is a press release from the French Football Federation, this Wednesday, at 2.30 p.m., which, after announcing the withdrawal of its president Noël Le Graët, following the comex meeting urgently since 11 a.m., specifies that "the The FFF's Comex has also decided to lay off Florence Hardouin, general manager of the FFF, on a protective basis.
As of today, Philippe Diallo, deputy vice-president of the FFF, will take over these two functions.
It is an understatement to say that the information surprised observers who were watching more for the fate reserved for Noël Le Graët and who did not expect Florence Hardouin to be also sanctioned.
And, this, in a more severe way than the president with whom she had execrable relations.
It is not impossible that Noël Le Graët weighed his weight within the comex to obtain this decision.
He, like Hardouin, had been auditioned the day before as part of the audit which must in particular shed light on the highly criticized management of the general manager in office since 2013.