It is a new drop of water in the media and polemical tsunami which is currently beating down on Noël Le Graët. In turmoil since Sunday evening and his remarks made on the antenna of RMC about Zinédine Zidane, the president of the French Football Federation, also targeted by accusations of sexual harassment since the publication of an investigation by the magazine SO FOOT in September 2022, is pointed out by a new very telling testimony.
This comes from Sonia Souid, a particularly influential French agent in women’s football, who represents big names ranging from Amandine Henry to Kheira Hamraoui. Sonia Souid thus recounts an appointment, supposedly professional, which turned into an open flirt: “I go to his apartment. When I arrive, there is champagne, I’m quite surprised but I remain stoic. We exchange, we talk about women’s football … Except that Brigitte Henriques (the former vice-president of the FFF) does not come, and moreover never will. »
“He told me clearly that if we were closer, my ideas would come to fruition”
“During this meeting, she develops, he told me quite clearly that if we were closer, my ideas would materialize. In any case, he would be much more motivated to help me in this direction. ” The agent, who does not hold back her tears, explains her shock: ” I take a huge slap, because I have my president of the federation who sees me, while I feel competent, legitimate, I have managed to do things, like two boobs and an ass. I was disappointed by my president. For me, it must be exemplary and it was not. »
“He is very seductive,” she continues. He is a person who is very sure of himself, who also believes that everything is permitted. When we hear him speak, we have the impression that he is the king and that the federation is his kingdom. But where are we? »
This Monday, the voices of the desire for a change of direction at the French football federation became more audible than ever. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the Minister of Sports, even openly encouraged the FFF’s executive committee to turn against Noël Le Graët whose days, although he has survived all the storms so far, seem numbered more than ever. to the presidency of the first federation of France.