By David Gold
August 5 – France’s former national team coach Raymond Domenech has agreed a €975,000 (£850,000/$1.4 million) compensation deal with the French Football Federation (FFF), bringing to an end the dispute following his sacking after the disastrous World Cup campaign in South Africa last year.
Noël Le Graët, the recently elected President of the FFF, announced that the issue was closed on their website.
Domenech had been asking for close to €2.9 million (£2.5 million/$4.1 million) at a tribunal, but a decision to award him the new compensation package was ratified by the FFF Executive Committee.
France fired Domenech after they had finished bottom of a World Cup group including South Africa, Uruguay and Mexico, scoring just one goal in the process.
The disastrous campaign was marked by a huge rift after Domenech had a blazing row with Nicolas Anelka, sending the player home, and as a result, the squad, led by Patrice Evra, refused to train.
Evra was banned from playing for France for five matches whilst Anelka was given an 18 game suspension.
The FFF had been frustrated that Domenech had read out a statement issued by the players to the media explaining why they had gone on strike, as well as for his behaviour after the final group game.
Following France’s 2-1 defeat to hosts South Africa, Domenech refused to shake the hand of his opposite number, Carlos Alberto Parreira.
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