Clément Pédron, media365: published on Thursday April 17, 2025 at 8:42 p.m.
At a press conference this Thursday, Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation indicated that the body established a partnership with the Ministry of the Interior and the National Police in order to protect the referees.
This is an announcement that should reassure French referees. And it is signed by Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation. As part of a press conference organized this Thursday, the head of the body revealed the creation of an unprecedented partnership with the Ministry of the Interior but also the National Police. For what purpose? Increase the protection of men in amateur blacks as well as professionals who have been the target for several years but even more at the moment, threats or assaults on and off the field.
-“We have experienced completely inappropriate behavior in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 in recent months, and violence in the amateur world” began Philippe Diallo. “Refereting referees” had to be implemented and “concern” only increases according to the Nazairian by birth.
Pegasus file
During this press conference, the president of the “3F” said: “We have dialogued with the Ministry of the Interior, the FFF will collaborate with the police within the framework of a national convention”. In detail, the Loire has agreed to say more with an inclusion of threatened referees or sensitive matches in the Pegasus file (named after the protection program available to certain personalities), monitoring devices for their homes and workplaces, a specific police call button and a safer use of social networks.
In its edition of the day, Ouest-France explains that a new list of recommendations (sanctions and legal proceedings against attackers and test of on-board cameras) was claimed by Philippe Diallo for the attention of Antony Gaultier, the French arbitration chief.
