The recent World Cup striker was not indifferent to the controversial remarks of his country’s football president. “Zidane is France,” added the PSG star.
While it seemed that calm was returning to the France team, recently finalists in Qatar 2022, after confirming the renewal of their coach Didier Deschamps until the next World Cup in 2026, the president of the Federation himself -Noël Le Graët- was in charge of stirring up the waters again .
Speaking to sports media RMC Sport , the FFF boss has ruled out any contact with Zinedine Zidane champion as a player with the Blues of the World Cup played in his country in 1998, with the intention that he would assume as the next national team coach .
As noted, the former Real Madrid star “It was always under the radar, you don’t have to tell tales” and this despite the voices that claimed the former attacking midfielder of the France team.
“He has a lot of fans. Some expected Deschamps to leave, but who can seriously criticize Deschamps? No one” added the chef, who added that “You can always miss a game, but I have been with him for ten years and there have been no problems. His exit always generates clicks” noted.
But Le Graët went further, not only excluding the arrival of Zizou on the bench of the double world champion: “Of course Zidane didn’t contact me. I wouldn’t even have picked up the phone anyway.” he insisted, suggesting to journalists that they “Make me a special program to find a club or a national team” closed without mincing words.
Mbappé’s outrage
After the declarations of the veteran French president, the one who has not been silent is the gunner of the Blues and PSG, kylian mbappe .
The Qatar 2022 gunner did not remain silent in the face of Le Graët’s controversial sentences, so he took advantage of his social networks to show his discomfort: “Zidane is France. Let’s not disrespect the legend.” wrote the 24-year-old striker.
The attacker’s indignation was shared by other personalities in this country such as the Minister of Sports, Amelie Oudea-Castera who has also used digital platforms to express “These statements are a disgraceful disrespect, they offend us all and a legend in football and sport” .
Finally he added that “a ‘president’ of a sports federation should not say that” questioning the aforementioned boss: “Excuse me for this excess of words on Zinedine Zidane” categorically closed.
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