The firm stance against Marcus Thuram’s National Rally on Saturday morning provoked numerous reactions during the day, which pushed the FFF to express itself in turn by publishing a press release in the evening.
Philippe Diallo wanted to speak with Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann before the publication of this text which reminds us that ” each (players) was able to express himself freely, according to his own convictions and his own sensitivity”that he “joins the necessary call to vote” and asks that “its neutrality as an institution, as well as that of the national selection for which it is responsible, is understood and respected by all”.
Avoid any misunderstanding
During this ten-minute phone call, the president of the federation wanted, according to close sources, to avoid any misunderstanding. He told the captain, who should speak himself at a press conference this Sunday on the eve of Austria-France, and the vice-captain, that he respected the positions expressed but that he wanted above all to avoid any political recovery. Philippe Diallo has not yet arrived in Germany. He must be present for Monday’s meeting.