Timing was crucial… The French Federation kept Zidane’s secret

The French Football Federation has preceded the entry into force of the Law on the Governance of Professional Sports by signing a first-team coaching contract with Roosters legend Zinedine Zidane.

This law, which turns the French League (LFP) into a “club company”, provides for a number of provisions, including setting the salaries of officials and employees in sports federations.

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On July 8, a joint committee of the Senate and the National Assembly decided to set a maximum annual salary of 450,000 euros in total, in accordance with the maximum applicable for “the chairman of the board of directors of a public institution of an industrial and commercial nature.”

The National Assembly and the Senate officially adopted the text on July 20 and 21.

Although the law allows this ceiling to be exceeded, through an exception granted by the Ministry of Sports, the French Federation will not need to, as Zinedine Zidane’s contract was signed before the final ratification of the law.

Therefore, the Federation will not have to request an exception from the Ministry to exceed the permissible limit, even if Zidane’s salary exceeds it by a large margin. This will also allow to keep secret the salary that the former player of “Juventus” and “Real” will receive.

French Sports Minister Marina Ferrari said. “The federation has large private financial resources and does not depend on the Ministry of Sports.”

In this file, the French Federation could have requested the opinion of the Ministry of Guardianship, but it preferred not to do so, especially since Marina Ferrari has confirmed more than once that she does not want to intervene in this matter.

The French federation is due to officially announce Zinedine Zidane’s appointment at a press conference at the federation’s headquarters on Tuesday, July 28, and the executive office will hold a meeting the same morning to confirm the selection of president Philippe Diallo, the newspaper reports. “L’Equipe” French.