French federation eye new chief after fiasco

THE French Football Federation plan to elect a replacement on an interim basis for departing president Jean-Pierre Escalettes on July 23.

Escalettes’ resignation was ratified at yesterday’s meeting of the FFF’s federal council but he will remain in his post for a further three weeks after divisions between the amateur and professional game meant no immediate successor could be found.

Frederic Thiriez, president of the Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP), and his counterpart in the amateur game, Fernand Duchaussoy, will hold further discussions to determine the way forward before the federal council reconvenes.