Corinne Diacre will obtain nearly 900,000 euros (USD 992,000) in compensation from the French Football Federation following her sacking as coach of the France ladies’s crew final month, her lawyer informed AFP on Tuesday.
Dismissed on March 9 regardless of having a contract by to August 2024, Diacre’s lawyer Christophe Ayela confirmed an earlier report by sports activities every day L’Equipe that she would get 870,000 euros in severance pay.
The sum quantities to the remaining wage due on her contract plus an additional 12 months’s pay, in addition to a share of bonuses that she would have been in line to obtain had France gained this 12 months’s World Cup or the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“Corinne Diacre is relieved at this agreement which allows her to turn the page and look towards new projects in football,” Ayela informed AFP.
“The agreement shows the respect that is due for the results she achieved with France.”
The lawyer mentioned that the important thing level of negotiation was to acquire additional compensation for the injury carried out to Diacre’s picture.
“That is what took time in the discussions and what has been obtained,” he mentioned, insisting there had been “a media campaign against her”.
Diacre was sacked after her place was weakened following a revolt by main gamers.
France captain Wendie Renard introduced she would not play for the crew, with fellow stars Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto following go well with.
Diacre has been changed by Herve Renard, who will lead the crew into the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in July and August, and on the Olympics subsequent 12 months.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com