Le Graët apologizes publicly for his comments on Zidane

After giving to know the renewal of Didier Deschamps, the one who will follow at the head of 'Them Bleus' until 2026, the president of the French Federation of Football, Noël Him Graët, had indicated that Zinedine Zidane, ex historical player of the combined Frenchman with a successful stage like trainer at the head of the Real Madrid, never was in his plans, recalcando besides that not even it would have taken him in account in case to offer .

In such sense, the director has elevated his apologies to the champion of the world in 1998, has issued a public apology, indicating that these have loaned for the interpretation of the worst possible way: "These clumsy comments have created a misunderstanding. It would like me excuse me personally by these comments that do not reflect at all my thoughts, neither my consideration by the player that was and the trainer in which it has converted ".

Previously, Him Graët had showed an attitude of despise to the ex trainer of the Real Madrid, whose name also had sounded to train to Brazil: "With regard to the of Zidane and the Brazilian selection, gives me absolutely the same, that go where want to! It can go where want to, to a club... Of selection, no create it to me in what to him respecta. If Zidane tried to put in contact with me? Of course that no, not even it would have taken him the telephone. To say him that it look for another club? Do a special program so that it find a club or a selection".

The voices in defence of 'Zizou'

The statements of Him Graët in first term did not happen unobserved inside and out of France. One of them has been Kylian Mbappé: "Zidane is France, no can him be missing to the respect to the legend". To the of Bondy have joined other figures of the balompié Frenchman, as Franck Ribéry, Youri Djorkaeff or Djibril Cissé, all ancient mates of the 'Magician' in his step like midfield player with the French selection, that embroidered his first star in 1998.

By his part, through a communiqué, the Real Madrid also expressed his rejection to the statements issued by the president of the FFF in front of what consider like an irrespeto to one of his historical figures: "The Real Madrid C. F. It regrets the unlucky statements effected by the president of the French Federation of Football, Nöel Him Graët, on Zinedine Zidane, one of the biggest legends of the world-wide sport".