Prosecutors in Paris mentioned on Tuesday they’d opened an investigation for sexual harassment towards the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noel Le Graet, native media reported.
The probe started after soccer agent Sonia Souid made accusations towards Le Graet. “He very clearly said to me in his apartment that if I wanted him to help me, I had to let him have his way with me,” Souid mentioned.
Last week, 81-year-old Le Graet stepped other than his duties as president of the federation, simply days after making dismissive feedback about Zinedine Zidane. He apologized for his remarks.
Le Graet has been president of the FFF since 2011, and was re-elected to a four-year time period final March.
He has confronted a number of claims of sexual harassment, and the federation can also be the goal of an investigation ordered by France’s Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera.
During his tenure, France hosted EURO 2016, during which the nationwide crew have been defeated within the closing by Portugal 1-0 on the Stade de France. But in 2018, Les Bleus secured the World Cup title in Russia after beating Croatia 4-2.
