The media reported on Wednesday that Noel Le Graet, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), had been placed on administrative leave.
According to the reports, Philippe Diallo, vice-chairman of the FFF executive committee, was appointed interim chairman in an emergency meeting.
Le Graet, 81, has come under fire for his criticism of Zinedine Zidane, a French football legend and champion of the 1998 World Cup, as well as for charges of sexual harassment, which he vigorously rejects.
Players and politicians had taken offence at his criticism of Zidane.
(Reuters/NAN)