French Soccer Chief Resigns After Fiasco
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June 29, 2010, Tuesday
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FRENCH Football Federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes said yesterday he was resigning after France's World Cup fiasco.
France left the World Cup with one point and one goal from the group stage after the team created a scandal by boycotting a training session in support of striker Nicolas Anelka, who was sent home for insulting coach Raymond Domenech.
"I consider that it is my duty to resign from my role as president of the French Football Federation," Escalettes said in a statement.
"I accept my share of responsibility," he added. "My decision is essentially dictated by my will to preserve and facilitate the evolution of an institution I have served with passion for several decades."
The 75-year-old Escalettes, who headed the FFF since 2005, said he would officially present his resignation at a council meeting of the ruling body scheduled for Friday.
France left the World Cup with one point and one goal from the group stage after the team created a scandal by boycotting a training session in support of striker Nicolas Anelka, who was sent home for insulting coach Raymond Domenech.
"I consider that it is my duty to resign from my role as president of the French Football Federation," Escalettes said in a statement.
"I accept my share of responsibility," he added. "My decision is essentially dictated by my will to preserve and facilitate the evolution of an institution I have served with passion for several decades."
The 75-year-old Escalettes, who headed the FFF since 2005, said he would officially present his resignation at a council meeting of the ruling body scheduled for Friday.
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