Noël Le Graët agreed to step back from his duties as president of the French soccer federation on Wednesday following an emergency executive committee meeting into his behavior.
The 81-year-old Le Graët has faced claims of sexual harassment and the soccer federation is the target of an investigation ordered by French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra.
The federation said in a statement Wednesday that Le Graët agreed to step away from his role until the audit’s findings have been fully reviewed by the executive committee.
That is expected to be by the end of January.
Until then, he will be replaced in an interim role by federation vice president Philippe Diallo.
The federation added that director general Florence Hardouin has been temporarily suspended to allow for an investigation before eventual contract termination. No further details were given about Hardouin.
Le Graët recently extended France coach Didier Deschamps’ contract until July 2026, after
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