Yesterday, Real Madrid condemned the statements made by French Football Federation President Noel Le Graet against Zinedine Zidane, one of the greatest legends in world sports.
“These words show disrespect for one of the most respected figures among football fans worldwide, and our club expects an immediate correction,” the statement said. “Zinedine Zidane, world and European champion in his country’s jersey, embodies, among many other titles, the values of the sport and has proven this throughout his professional career as a player and coach,” he added.
In a Madrid statement, it was considered that the statements of the President of the French Federation “The statements of the President of the French Football Federation are not suitable for those who carry this idea, and are in themselves inappropriate, such as those he made regarding our captain Karim. Benzema, Ballon d’Or winner, European Nations League champion with France in 2021 and five-time European Champions League winner, among many other titles.
And Noel LeGre, president of the French Football Federation, indirectly ridiculed legend Zinedine Zidane and striker Karim Benzema regarding the former’s approach to France’s training and the latter’s recent crisis at the 2022 World Cup in front of star Kylian Mbappe. responded to Lou’s sarcasm. Graet tweeted.
“I never met him and we never thought about parting ways with Didier Deschamps,” the Fédération Française president said in statements to Radio Monte Carlo last Sunday about Zidane’s approach to France training earlier, before the extension Deschamps until 2026.
As for Benzema, the president of the French federation said after his crisis with the French team at the World Cup in Qatar: “Perhaps if Benzema had been present, he would not have played with Giroud and we would not have had many goals. “
