SUPPORTING DEVELOPING SHARING

SUPPORTING DEVELOPING SHARING

The FFF’s international expertise

F R E N C H F O O T B A L L F E D E R A T I O N

EDITORIAL

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 thrives 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.

President of the French Football Federation Member of the FIFA Council

Noël Le Graët

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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

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

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CONTENTS

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]

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As a benchmark in the world of sport, the FFF has always had a global outlook in order to participate in the development of football.

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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

Robert Guérin

Creator of FIFA

1^st President of FIFA (1904-1906)

Jules Rimet

President of the FFF (1919-1947) President of FIFA (1921-1954) Creator of the FIFA World Cup

Fernand Sastre

President of the FFF (1927-1984) Founder of the Centre Technique

National de Clairefontaine Founder of the Direction Technique Nationale (National Technical Board)

1,000,000

22

2,000,000

500,000

200,000

More than

members

female members

leagues

matches per year

Source: FFF data (as of April 2020)

volunteers

14,000

clubs

30,000

pitches in France

THE FFF: A LEADING PLAYER IN WORLD FOOTBALL

Henri Delaunay

Secretary-General of the FFF (1919-1955) Creator of the UEFA Euro

Michel Platini

Vice-President of the FFF (2001-2007) President of UEFA (2007-2015)

Florence Hardouin

Director General of the FFF (since 2013) 1^st woman to be elected to UEFA’s

Executive Committee (since 2016)

Noël Le Graët

President of the FFF (since 2011)

Member of the FIFA Council (since 2019)

F I N D I N G O U T A B O U T T H E F F F / 0 9 F I N D I N G O U T A B O U T T H E F F F / 0 8

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to have won every single FIFA men’s tournament

represented within the Big Five leagues

appearances in the last 6 FIFA World Cups

1 ^ST COUNTRY 1 ^ST NATION 3 FINALS

players in the 10 most expensive transfers

4 FRENCH

Source: CIES (november 2019) excluding bonuses

O. DEMBÉLÉ

5^th PLACE

K. MBAPPÉ

2^nd PLACE

P. POGBA

6^th PLACE 1^st female

referee of the UEFA Super Cup in 2019

S. FRAPPART

UEFA U19 Euro 1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016

UEFA Euro 1984, 2000

UEFA U21 Euro 1988

UEFA U17 Euro 2004, 2015

UEFA U19 Women’s Euro 2003, 2010, 2013,

2016, 2019 FIFA World Cup

1998, 2018

FIFA U20 World Cup 2013

FIFA Confederations Cup 2001, 2003

FIFA U17 World Cup 2001

FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup 2012

Olympic Games 1984

of 2018’s World Cup winners came through

an FFF Center of Excellence

30%

SPORTING SUCCESSES

AND A RENOWNED DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

A. HENRY

Silver Ball winner at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015

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A. GRIEZMANN

4^th PLACE

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A FEDERATION

WITH A GLOBAL OUTLOOK

DEVELOPMENT

Since 2013, the FFF has collaborated with the Major League Soccer in order to develop America’s academy coaches.

Todd Durbin

(Executive Director of the MLS):

“For us, the French development system constitutes without doubt the global benchmark.”

U.S.A

SUPPORT

Since 2018, in partnership with FIFA as part of the FIFA Forward programme, the FFF has collaborated with Africa’s French-speaking countries in order to support them in the development of football.

Célestin Yanindji (President of the Central African Football Federation):

“Football in our country will benefit fully from this cooperative agreement and from the FFF’s high level of technical expertise.”

FRENCH-SPEAKING AFRICA

DEVELOPMENT

Since 2017, the FFF, in partnership with the LFP, has opened an office in China in order to collaborate with the Chinese

Football Association as part of its development.

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 experience, we are more than confident in the organisation of big sporting events in the near future.”

CHINA

SHARING

SINGAPORE

Since 2020, an FF Academy has opened in Singapore and the FFF has collaborated with the Football Association of Singapore regarding the development of women’s football.

Steeve Cupaiolo

(Head of the FF Academy Singapore):

“The FFF’s support in the opening of our French Football Academy in Singapore was invaluable to us, not only on a sporting and technical level, but also in a marketing sense for the promotion of our academy.”

SUPPORTING DEVELOPING SHARING

The FFF will support you throughout your projects with one principle: giving you the tools to achieve your aims.

The FFF will offer you a high-standard and innovative development programme on both a sporting and a personal level.

As a responsible federation, the FFF will always adapt to your environment in order to gain enrichment from your diversity and develop football on a global scale.

“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.

The FFF contributes to the development of football by sharing its expertise around the world.

It’s an excellent initiative: sharing is always a source of wealth.”

THE FFF METHOD:

3 LEADING COMMITMENTS

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DIDIER DESCHAMPS

Manager of the France national team 1998 & 2018 FIFA World Cups Winner

Joseph, Tom, Carlos, Zoé, Hoa and Irina each have a football development project for their organisation.

The FFF is at their disposal to support them in sporting projects that are adapted to their environment and their specific characteristics.

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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

Technical Centre

CEO

FFF

Evaluation visit and report

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Defining a strategy and signing the agreement

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HEADQUARTERS

Making the FFF’s expertise available

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Expertise for the construction of a technical centre

VIP access to the Centre

National du Football de Clairefontaine

Joseph is the president of a federation that wants to structure itself and put a high-performance sporting project in place. The FFF can support him in his project.

STRUCTURING YOUR

ORGANISATION An FFF technical staff member makes an evaluation visit

A strategy is

defined depending on the context and the federation’s aims

The collaboration is made concrete with a signed agreement

Assistance is provided for recruiting a DTN*

FFF tools and experts are made available

Varied development programmes are carried out

on site or in France

A report is written up

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* DTN = Directeur Technique National (National Technical Director)

VAR

Tom is the DTN*

of a federation and wants to

develop his technical staff. The FFF can support him in his project.

DEVELOPING YOUR TECHNICAL STAFF

GRASSROOTS REFEREES

FEMALE REFEREES A COACH

ELITE REFEREES

Provision of FFF content and tools

Levels of development tailored to your

expectations Development

programmes dedicated to women’s football

Training for the structuring and management of refereeing

A refereeing course and referees’

discussions

A SPECIFIC TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER

DEVELOPMENT COACHES FOR DEVELOPMENT COACHES

VAR* implementation and training

Carlos is the DTA*

of a federation and wants to develop his referees. The FFF can support him in his project.

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* DTN = Directeur Technique National (‘National Technical Director’)

* DTA = Directeur Technique de l’Arbitrage (‘Refereeing Technical Director’)

* VAR = Video Assistant Referees

DEVELOPING FOOTBALL AT YOUR SCHOOL

Zoé is a teacher and wants to use football in her classes. The FFF can support her in her project.

SCHOOL SPORTS SECTION

Providing teachers with educational tools in order to associate football with traditional subjects (maths, literature, etc.)

Providing educators and/or teachers with ready-to-use programmes in order to put a football cycle in place

TRAINING

TEACHERS ^AND EDUCATORS

Agreeing a

partnership with the Ministry of Education

Putting a ‘School Sports Section’ in place

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Visiting schools throughout the country The aim of the game:

progressing by

learning about

the values of football

CREATING YOUR FF ACADEMY

Visits from the FFF’s DTN 3 to 4 times per season

“FRENCH-STYLE DEVELOPMENT”

QUALITY GUARANTEED:

FFF technical staff and programmes

FOR

GIRLS AND BOYS

FFF

OF ALL AGES

Technical management and development of coaches by the FFF’s DTN

Summer courses and after-school training sessions

The following have put their trust in us:

Support for commercial development Academic support

Hoa wants to develop a private football academy for competitive and recreational play.

The FFF can support her in her project.

FRENCH FOOTBALL

FF Academy New York City FF Academy Singapore

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BENEFITTING FROM SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

EVENT ORGANISATION

Ticketing and operations management Volunteers programme

Security

Advice on the running and maintenance of the technical centre The seal of approval:

provision of the Clairefontaine visual identity

Visits to the CNF and sports courses

Structuring and running a medical centre

Getting sportspeople back to fitness

Access to the FFF’s FIFA Excellence-certified medical centre

Financial management

& Digitisation

Social and educational programmes (Open Football Club, Puissance Foot) for clubs

FINANCE / MARKETING / NETWORK

Irina is the

secretary-general of a federation.

She is looking to benefit from the FFF’s expertise in specific areas.

The FFF can support her in her projects.

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TECHNICAL CENTRE (CNF)

Provision of the Collectif Football France corporate network

Customer experience development

MEDICAL CENTRE

FRENCH FOOTBALL FEDERATION

www.fff.fr

FFF - Création CAFÉ(!)NE - Crédits photos : FFF - Septembre 2020.

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