The president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Greis, has apologized for his words to Zinedine Zidane. Recall that the other day the head of French football, answering a question about the possibility of Zidane working at the helm of the country's national team, said: "I would not even answer his call." In addition, Le Gret joked unsuccessfully, offering to arrange a competition for Zidane to find a job.
In response, a flurry of harsh criticism rained down on the president of the French Football Federation. Including from PSG striker Killian Mbappe and the country's sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera.
As a result, Le Gret apologized to Zidane.
“I would like to apologize for these words, which did not reflect the course of my thoughts at all, and also do not say anything about my attitude towards what kind of player Zidane was and what kind of coach he became.
My mistake is that I gave RMC this interview. During the conversation, the journalists tried to oppose Didier Deschamps (current head coach of the French national team - ed.) Zinedine Zidane. As a result, I made sloppy words that, when taken out of context, led to misunderstandings.
Zinedine Zidane knows that I, like the whole French people, treat him with boundless respect, ”Le Gret is quoted as saying by AFP.
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