A few minutes after her layoff from the FFF on Wednesday January 11, Florence Hardouin suffered a heart attack and is currently hospitalized.
If Noël Le Graët was withdrawn from the presidency of the FFF for the various business around him, Florence Hardouin, the general manager, was laid off as a precaution by the Comex this Wednesday, January 11. But a few minutes, hours, after this decision, L’Equipe announced the hospitalization of the latter following a malaise.
Prompt treatment at the hospital, The Team revealed on Thursday January 12 that she did not simply feel unwell, but that she was having a heart attack (myocardial infarction occurs when a plaque breaks off, then moves and comes to rest in a coronary artery. A blood clot forms around the plaque and interrupts the blood supply, thus depriving the heart of oxygen). According to the details reported by the newspaper, Florence Hardouin suffered severe chest pains after the Comex of the FFF. A doctor came to his home and recommended that he go to the hospital for further examinations. According to the doctors, the emotional charge received following this eviction and the stress would have caused this infarction. She is currently still in intensive care.
Why was Florence Hardouin laid off?
His layoff may be due to the style of management within the FFF as mentioned by the World in 2020 after consultation of an internal audit report because no official reason has been publicly mentioned. “For some, Ms. Hardouin’s style is at the limit of acceptable, or even exceeds what is acceptable” put forward the report at the time. “This type of management cannot in any way be encouraged by the Federation. It therefore appears that an unambiguous reminder must be formulated for the attention of Ms. Hardouin. It also seems necessary to see a written commitment formulated, here again unambiguous, on the part of Ms. Hardouin, in order to move to a managerial style based on benevolence, on the support of directors and on concerted and non-arbitrary decisions” explains this report at the time.