![French national football team director Jean Louis Valentin gives a press conference at the French Media Center in Knysna, South Africa on June 9, 2010. France will play Uruguay in Capetown in French national football team director Jean Louis Valentin gives a press conference at the French Media Center in Knysna, South Africa on June 9, 2010. France will play Uruguay in Capetown in](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/cf24b76d9d634fc8803a3a9b6b19aca0/2e2yapj.jpg)
French national football team director Jean Louis Valentin gives a press conference at the French Media Center in Knysna, South Africa on June 9, 2010. France will play Uruguay in Capetown in
![French national football team director Jean Louis Valentin gives a press conference at the French Media Center in Knysna, South Africa on June 9, 2010. France will play Uruguay in Capetown in French national football team director Jean Louis Valentin gives a press conference at the French Media Center in Knysna, South Africa on June 9, 2010. France will play Uruguay in Capetown in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E2YAWY/french-national-football-team-director-jean-louis-valentin-gives-a-press-conference-at-the-french-media-center-in-knysna-south-africa-on-june-9-2010-france-will-play-uruguay-in-capetown-in-its-group-a-opener-match-on-june-11-mexico-in-polokwane-on-june-17-and-south-africa-in-bloemfontein-on-june-22-photo-by-christophe-guibbaudcameleonabacapresscom-2E2YAWY.jpg)
French national football team director Jean Louis Valentin gives a press conference at the French Media Center in Knysna, South Africa on June 9, 2010. France will play Uruguay in Capetown in
![Mondial: le directeur délégué de la Fédération française, Jean-Louis Valentin, de retour à Paris mardi Mondial: le directeur délégué de la Fédération française, Jean-Louis Valentin, de retour à Paris mardi](https://www.lepoint.fr/images/2010/06/21/114148-56369_29443_600x314.jpg)
Mondial: le directeur délégué de la Fédération française, Jean-Louis Valentin, de retour à Paris mardi
![France team director Jean-Louis Valentin announces his resignation from the French Football Federation during a public training session in Knysna, near Cape Town June 20, 2010. A day after Les Bleus' striker France team director Jean-Louis Valentin announces his resignation from the French Football Federation during a public training session in Knysna, near Cape Town June 20, 2010. A day after Les Bleus' striker](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2e2yatc/le-directeur-de-l-equipe-nationale-francaise-de-football-jean-louis-valentin-donne-une-conference-de-presse-au-centre-des-medias-francais-de-knysna-afrique-du-sud-le-9-juin-2010-la-france-jouera-l-uruguay-a-capetown-dans-son-groupe-un-match-d-ouverture-le-11-juin-le-mexique-a-polokwane-le-17-juin-et-l-afrique-du-sud-a-bloemfontein-le-22-juin-photo-de-christophe-guibbbaud-cameleon-abacapress-com-2e2yatc.jpg)
France team director Jean-Louis Valentin announces his resignation from the French Football Federation during a public training session in Knysna, near Cape Town June 20, 2010. A day after Les Bleus' striker
![Jean-Louis Valentin, France soccer team director (L) leaves the training in Knysna June 20, 2010. The FFF summoned five players Nicolas Anelka, Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery, Eric Abidal, and Jeremy Toulalan for Jean-Louis Valentin, France soccer team director (L) leaves the training in Knysna June 20, 2010. The FFF summoned five players Nicolas Anelka, Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery, Eric Abidal, and Jeremy Toulalan for](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2cr6w29/football-soccer-nice-v-bastia-french-ligue-1-allianz-riviera-stadium-271116-nices-valentin-eysseric-challenges-bastias-goalkeeper-jean-louis-leca-reuterseric-gaillard-2cr6w29.jpg)
Jean-Louis Valentin, France soccer team director (L) leaves the training in Knysna June 20, 2010. The FFF summoned five players Nicolas Anelka, Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery, Eric Abidal, and Jeremy Toulalan for
![Jean-Louis Valentin, France soccer team director (L) leaves the training in Knysna June 20, 2010. The FFF summoned five players Nicolas Anelka, Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery, Eric Abidal, and Jeremy Toulalan for Jean-Louis Valentin, France soccer team director (L) leaves the training in Knysna June 20, 2010. The FFF summoned five players Nicolas Anelka, Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery, Eric Abidal, and Jeremy Toulalan for](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/7c9e2e3ccfd04d71a47fe77bb0b2973a/2e6detx.jpg)