DECRYPTION – The coach of the French women’s team wanted to respond favorably to the advances of Ivorian leaders. But the French federation refused.
« I would have loved it but fate chose otherwise. » Hervé Renard said few words Thursday evening when discussing the short soap opera of the day in which he was the main character, but he let the essentials filter through. Contacted by the Ivorian football federation, the technician in charge of Les Bleues since March 2023 was, as we revealed, flattered and seduced by the idea of helping out Côte d’Ivoire in preparation for the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations. The idea, surprising and unexpected, to the point of being unheard of in the history of French football, made all parties think, before the French federation, through its president Philippe Diallo, decided to close the discussions . Definitively. A look back at a day that shook up French football.
Present in Paris on Thursday with Jean-Michel Aulas, who is responsible for the development of women’s football, for a working meeting with the main sponsor of the women’s D1, the boss of the FFF…
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