Parliamentary Vote Removes Salary Barriers for Les Bleus
A joint committee of the Senate and National Assembly met to revise a restrictive sports governance bill initially passed on June 29. The original text threatened to derail the French Football Federation's tactical setup by placing a strict salary cap of 12,000 euros gross monthly on all sports federation executives and top employees.
Politicians quickly realized that the original legislation would make hiring world-class managerial talent completely impossible. MP Karl Olive raised concerns in the assembly, explicitly asking how the federation could hope to secure the signature of an elite manager like Zinedine Zidane under such restrictive financial boundaries.
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In response, lawmakers voted to lift the standard federation salary threshold to 450,000 euros gross annually. Crucially, the committee inserted a special ministerial exemption clause that allows specific sporting bodies to bypass the cap entirely with direct authorization from the Ministry of Sports.
This legislative adjustment allows FFF president Philippe Diallo to formalize an lucrative contract extension level offer to secure Zidane as Didier Deschamps' successor. The exemption ensures France remains competitive at the highest international tier, with the tactical transition now merely awaiting formal ministerial approval.