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Supporting Developing Sharing FRENCH FOOTBALL FEDERATION SUPPORTING DEVELOPING SHARING The FFF’s international expertise For years, the FFF has been internationally invested in contributing to the development of football alongside you. The expertise of French football is a benchmark, as demonstrated by the recognition of international institutions and sporting successes. This expertise, which is put to use for the common good, lives and EDITORIALthrives on us exchanging and sharing with the international partners that we support. Football is made richer by its cultural diversities. This richness, which is what makes our sport so strong, deserves to be preserved and to be given tailored support. To this end, the French Football Federation aims to be a creative force in helping and supporting your sporting development projects, whilst also making sure to pay particular attention to your own specific environment. Developing is about embarking on the path of progress and giving yourself the means to succeed, with time and hard work. It’s also about giving presidents, technical staff, youth coaches, referees and players the chance to share with each other and blossom on both a sporting and a personal level. We are convinced that the biggest and best projects are born through collaboration, exchange and adaptation. Noël Le Graët President of the French Football Federation Member of the FIFA Council /02 /03 In this catalogue, find out about the FFF’s know-how and expertise in the development of football-related projects. The FFF is here to support your ambitions. If you are interested, please contact our international relations service at the following address: [email protected] FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF The FFF: a leading player in world football / 8 Sporting successes and a renowned development system / 10 A federation with a global outlook / 12 The FFF method: 3 leading commitments / 14 CONTENTS SUPPORTING YOUR SPORTING PROJECT Structuring your organisation / 18 Developing your technical staff / 20 Developing football at your school / 22 Creating an FF Academy / 24 Benefitting from specific expertise / 26 /04 /05 FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL I 4 FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF The FFF: a leading player in world football / 8 As a benchmark in the world Sporting successes and a renowned development system / 10 of sport, the FFF has always A federation with a global outlook / 12 01 had a global outlook in order to participate in the development The FFF method: 3 leading commitments / 14 of football. FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /06 FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /07 THE FFF: A LEADING PLAYER IN WORLD FOOTBALL Robert Guérin Creator of FIFA 1st President of FIFA (1904-1906) More than 30,000 pitches in France Fernand Sastre Henri Delaunay Jules Rimet President of the FFF (1927-1984) Secretary-General President of the FFF (1919-1947) 2,000,000 members Founder of the Centre Technique of the FFF (1919-1955) President of FIFA (1921-1954) National de Clairefontaine Creator of the UEFA Euro Creator of the FIFA World Cup including 500,000 Founder of the Direction Technique volunteers Nationale (National Technical Board) female 200,000 members 1,000,000 matches per year Michel Platini Florence Hardouin Noël Le Graët 22 14,000 leagues clubs Vice-President of the FFF (2001-2007) Director General of the FFF (since 2013) President of the FFF President of UEFA (2007-2015) 1st woman to be elected to UEFA’s (since 2011) Executive Committee (since 2016) Member of the FIFA Council (since 2019) Source: FFF data (as of April 2020) FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /08 FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /09 DÉCOUVRIR LA FFF I 8 SPORTING SUCCESSES ST to have won every single 1 COUNTRY FIFA men’s tournament AND A RENOWNED DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ST represented within 1 NATION the Big Five leagues 30% of 2018’s World Cup appearances in the last 6 winners came through 3 FINALS FIFA World Cups an FFF Center of Excellence FIFA World Cup UEFA Euro Silver Ball winner 1998, 2018 1984, 2000 players in the 10 most at the FIFA 4 FRENCH expensive transfers Women’s World Cup 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup UEFA U19 Euro 2001 1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2nd PLACE A. HENRY 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup K. MBAPPÉ 2012 UEFA U19 Women’s Euro 2003, 2010, 2013, FIFA Confederations Cup 2016, 2019 4th PLACE 2001, 2003 A. GRIEZMANN UEFA U21 Euro S. FRAPPART FIFA U20 World Cup 1988 1st female 2013 6th PLACE 5th PLACE referee of the Olympic Games UEFA U17 Euro O. DEMBÉLÉ P. POGBA UEFA 1984 2004, 2015 Super Cup Source: CIES in 2019 (november 2019) excluding bonuses FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /10 FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /11 CHINA DEVELOPMENT Since 2017, the FFF, in partnership with A FEDERATION the LFP, has opened an office in China in order to collaborate with the Chinese Football Association as part of its development. WITH A GLOBAL OUTLOOK Chen Xuyuan (President of the Chinese Football Association): “Thanks to the continued support of the FFF, as well as the sharing of its knowledge and A few examples of recent collaborations experience, we are more than confident in the organisation of big sporting events in the near future.” U.S.A FRENCH-SPEAKING AFRICA DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SINGAPORE Since 2013, the FFF has collaborated Since 2018, in partnership with FIFA SHARING with the Major League Soccer in order as part of the FIFA Forward programme, to develop America’s academy coaches. the FFF has collaborated with Africa’s Since 2020, an FF Academy has opened in Singapore and the FFF has collaborated Todd Durbin French-speaking countries in order with the Football Association of Singapore (Executive Director of the MLS): to support them in the development regarding the development of women’s “For us, the French development system of football. football. constitutes without doubt the global Célestin Yanindji (President of the Steeve Cupaiolo benchmark.” Central African Football Federation): (Head of the FF Academy Singapore): “Football in our country will benefit “The FFF’s support in the opening of fully from this cooperative agreement our French Football Academy in Singapore and from the FFF’s high level of was invaluable to us, not only on a sporting technical expertise.” and technical level, but also in a marketing sense for the promotion of our academy.” FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /12 FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /13 “Joachim Löw told me recently that Germany were taking inspiration from our player development model. That proves the quality of our organisation. Having earned my coaching badges at Clairefontaine, I can also bear testament to the relevance of the education that is bestowed upon technical staff. DIDIER DESCHAMPS The FFF contributes to the development of football by sharing Manager of the France national team its expertise around the world. THE FFF METHOD: 1998 & 2018 FIFA World Cups Winner It’s an excellent initiative: sharing 3 LEADING is always a source of wealth.” COMMITMENTS SUPPORTING DEVELOPING SHARING The FFF will support you The FFF will offer you a As a responsible federation, throughout your projects high-standard and innovative the FFF will always adapt with one principle: giving development programme to your environment in you the tools to achieve on both a sporting and order to gain enrichment your aims. a personal level. from your diversity and develop football on a global scale. FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /14 FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FFF /15 SUPPORTING YOUR SPORTING Joseph, Tom, Carlos, Zoé, Hoa and Irina each have a football development project PROJECT for their organisation. The FFF is at their disposal to support them in sporting projects that are Structuring your organisation / 18 02 adapted to their environment and their specific characteristics. Developing your technical staff / 20 Developing football at your school / 22 Creating an FF Academy / 24 Benefitting from specific expertise / 26 SUPPORTING YOUR SPORTING PROJECT /16 SUPPORTING YOUR SPORTING PROJECT /17 HEADQUARTERS STRUCTURING 1/ Evaluation visit and report YOUR A report is written up Technical ORGANISATION Centre An FFF technical staff member makes an evaluation visit Expertise for the construction of a technical Defining a strategy centre 2/ and signing the agreement The collaboration is made concrete with a signed agreement Joseph is the president of a CEO federation that A strategy is wants to structure defined depending itself and put a on the context and high-performance sporting project in the federation’s aims place. The FFF can support him in his Making the FFF’s VIP access project. FFF tools Varied development to the Centre 3/ expertise available National du Football and experts programmes are de Clairefontaine are made carried out Assistance is provided for available on site or SUPPORTING YOUR recruiting a DTN* FFF in France SUPPORTING YOUR SPORTING PROJECT /18 SPORTING PROJECT /19 * DTN = Directeur Technique National (National Technical Director) Carlos is the DTA* of a federation and wants to develop his referees. The FFF can DEVELOPING YOUR DEVELOPMENT COACHES FOR DEVELOPMENT COACHES support him in his Training for the project. A COACH structuring and TECHNICAL STAFF management of A SPECIFIC TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER refereeing * DTA = Directeur Technique de l’Arbitrage (‘Refereeing Provision of FFF A refereeing Technical Director’) content and tools course and referees’ FEMALE REFEREES Tom is the DTN* Levels of development discussions of a federation tailored to your and wants to VAR* implementation expectations ELITE REFEREES develop his technical and training staff. The FFF can * VAR = Video support him in his Development Assistant Referees project. programmes dedicated GRASSROOTS REFEREES to women’s football VAR * DTN = Directeur Technique National (‘National Technical Director’) SUPPORTING YOUR SUPPORTING YOUR SPORTING PROJECT /20 SPORTING PROJECT /21 TRAINING DEVELOPING Providing teachers with educational AND tools in order to TEACHERS EDUCATORS FOOTBALL AT associate football with traditional YOUR SCHOOL subjects (maths, literature, etc.) SCHOOL SPORTS SECTION Putting a ‘School Sports Agreeing a Section’ in place partnership with the Ministry Providing educators and/or Zoé is a teacher of Education teachers with ready-to-use and wants to use programmes in order to put football in her a football cycle in place Visiting classes.
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