THE PRESIDENT of the French Soccer Federation has been accused of improper and being only interested in a female sports agent sexually.
The 81-year-old Nol Le Grat hit the headlines earlier this month after claiming he could not care less about he legendary Zinedine Zidane’s future as a manager after Didier Deschamps extended his deal as France manager.
He has previously faced claims of sexual harassment and the French federation is set to be investigated on an order made by the country’s Sports Minister Amlie Ouda-Castra.
And the FFF executive members have now called for an emergency meeting regarding the future of its president, according to Get French Football.
That is after 37-year-old agent Sonia Souid undertook a bombshell interview with L’Equipe.
She alleges that Le Grat repeatedly attempted to approach her between 2013 and 2017.
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Souid states that she wanted to develop a business relationship with the soccer chief in order to promote women’s football.
However, she states that he was more interested in leaving messages on her voicemail late in the evening to invite her to drink champagne.
And the agent, who quit soon after discovering Le Graet’s intentions, also claims that the veteran made her understand “that ending up in her bed would be a great idea”.
And she also added that he only saw her as “two breasts and an ass”.
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The Sports Minister ordered an investigation into the federation back in September after the governing body said it would file a defamation lawsuit against So Foot magazine.
That was after it was reported that Le Grat allegedly harassed several female employees.
They had published a six-page investigation quoting anonymous former and current employees.
And they also published inappropriate text messages that the Frenchman had allegedly sent to the women as they described a toxic culture within the federation.
Souid said: “He never looked at me like an agent but like a piece of candy.”
When she was quizzed on whether he had helped her career, she said Le Grat found her the number of coach Corinne Diacre and that he also tried to assist her with business class plane tickets for France player Amandine Henry.
Le Grat also has been a member of the Fifa Council since being appointed by Uefa in 2019, a position that pays $250,000 annually, in addition to his role domestically.
He is currently standing for re-election on the Fifa committee but is being challenged by Portuguese soccer federation president Fernando Gomes.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
