Former international referee Stéphane Lannoy, responsible for the professional sector within the Technical Directorate of Arbitration (DTA), is not expected to stay in his post for very long.
The FFF summoned him for a preliminary interview which could lead to his dismissal.
In any case, this is what information from the Team and RMC Sports suggests.
For several weeks, there has been war at the top of French arbitration between Antony Gautier, the boss of all French referees and therefore Lannoy's hierarchical superior.
The two men no longer speak to each other.
Relations also seem very tense between Lannoy and some of the professional referees from Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. In addition to the quality of the courses offered to referees, the former whistler is also criticized for being too close to club presidents from L1 and L2.
At the end of January, after the draw between Montpellier and Lille (0-0), Lannoy recognized a refereeing error on a goal denied to the Northerners through an exchange of messages with Lille president Olivier Létang.
He had therefore disavowed the match referee in favor of a club.
It went very badly in the industry.
Stéphane Lannoy will have to explain and defend himself to avoid a sanction and save his position.
The date of his summons has not been made public.