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Present at a press conference, Philippe Diallo was obviously questioned on the hot topics of the moment. Starting with Kylian Mbappé’s injury: “As you saw, Kylian had this nose injury. The news is reassuring since there will be no operation in the short term. It’s still premature to give a timetable, we will wait for the latest information from the doctor. We will wait during the day. The information was rather positive with an operation that could have permanently removed him from the tournament. This will not be the case.”
He was then logically questioned about the legislative elections: “No worries (on player intervention). From the start, I was extremely clear on this matter firstly by talking to the players. I had informed the players beforehand as I do with the captain and vice-captain. There are two things: the first is that I guaranteed the players freedom of expression. These are young men who have an outlook on society. It is not up to me to restrict their wish to express themselves on issues of their generation. A number of players made comments about voting. This is part of civic duty. Some have gone further and I respect this position.“
He then continued: “I am president of the Federation, I have no voting instructions to give to the Frenchman. Association principles mean that you must avoid political and religious subjects in order to respect neutrality. Our position respects the freedom of expression of players but the FFF does not have this same freedom. We are respectful of the republican tradition. I am not party leader. The elections will give the result and the French will decide. As a federal institution, we will be respectful of the opinion of the French. This link with the French remains very strong. Our objective is to bring together the same French people around the same jersey. This team had the merit of bringing the French together, that is the most important thing in my eyes.”
Diallo wants to put aside his personal opinions!
The president of the FFF also did not escape a question about train and bus journeys: “When I arrived, I wanted the Federation to be part of modernity. For this reason I had opened the door to train journeys with the recovery and safety of the players. That’s why it was done in Metz. 85% of our trips are by train. In Germany, there are no night flights so you have to take the bus. There were no particular alternatives” he confided before concluding on the Olympics and the possible feeling of failure in the face of numerous refusals: “No feeling of failure. I would like to thank the French clubs who left their player. There is no obligation, Thierry Henry already has a great team. Many clubs, also foreign ones, played the game. We still have until July 3 to continue to build a competitive team. We will judge on the matches. As I recall, those who won in 1984 were perhaps not favorites on paper. I subscribe to this list.”
To sum up
Philippe Diallo, the president of the FFF, was present at a press conference this Tuesday at noon! Present at a press conference, Philippe Diallo was obviously questioned on the hot topics of the moment. Starting with Kylian Mbappé’s injury.
