Nothing is impossible, but the exit of Grand Est Alsace is not happening right away. This is in essence the message from the president of the French football federation.
Philippe Diallo was visiting Alsace this Monday. Campaign visit since he hopes to be re-elected on December 14 at the head of the FFF. Accompanied by his running mates Marc Keller, the president of Racing, and Jean-Michel Aulas, the former boss of OL, Philippe Diallo met officials from the Grand Est football league.
The opportunity for him to reconsider the will Alsatian leaders back to an Alsatian football league. Sea serpent buried since a consultative vote on March 30. The Grand Est league had said 62% no to the exit of Alsatian clubs. So for Philippe Diallo, no question for the moment of bringing up the subject of an Alsace league on the table.
“There was a vote in the district of Alsace then a vote within the Grand Est league to find out what the licensees, the football clubs in Grand Est and Alsace wanted. And I said that if the two votes in the district and the Grand Est were in conformity, I would present them to the federal assembly. This was not the case. So the situation is the one you know, that is to say with an Alsace which is. within the Grand League Is. I am legitimist, that is to say that we have statutes, I am democratic so I ask people to express themselves Then when the consensus is reached, it must be respected. the Grand League is therefore at least temporarily, things remain as they are” he said.
Safety for referees
This trip to Alsace was also an opportunity for Philippe Diallo to make proposals to combat violence on the edges of amateur football fields. A match was interrupted at the beginning of November in Alsace following racist insults. A fight had also broken out on the sidelines of the meeting between Drulingen and Behren-les-Forbach. So the candidate for president of the FFF is proposing portable cameras for referees.
“A little over a year ago I launched a commitment plan specifically on societal issues surrounding football. Including that of incivility and violence. We set up a prevention program with a lot of training educators, with also raising awareness among parents because it is around the pitches that difficulties arise. And we are also trying to introduce innovation. With the idea of having the referees wear a camera which would serve as a tool. element of deterrence, but also sometimes proof when attacks are committed to better protect our referees so that matches take place in a peaceful climate” said Philippe Diallo to France Bleu Alsace.
