Marc Rétali came out of silence after his express ousting from the new staff of the France team. Appointed podiatrist for the Blues on August 13, the Alsatian learned on the 15th that his collaboration would not continue, the FFF accusing him of having failed in his duty of reserve after an interview given to RMC Sport on the day his appointment was announced. In an interview with Latest News from AlsaceRétali especially contests the proportion of the sanction and emphasizes that he had not yet signed any contract. “ I hadn’t yet signed my contract when the journalists asked me », he recalls. Although he acknowledges having received recommendations for caution, he assures that he did not understand that a strict ban on speaking out had been formulated: “ It was worth a yellow card, a sanction, a reprimand, but not a total exclusion. »
The podiatrist claims to have only received his contract on the evening of August 14, the day after his interview, and explains that he only discovered at that time the existence of a strict reserve clause with respect to the media. The next day, he learned that his name was permanently removed from Zinédine Zidane’s staff. “ As soon as we talk about the French team and Zinédine Zidane, it takes on a fairly strong resonance », Estimates Rétali, who assures that he has not provided any sensitive information. With twenty years of experience with FC Sochaux and collaborations with several professional cycling teams, he now says he wants to turn the page while defending his image and that of his family. For him, the Federation above all wanted to send a message as soon as the new staff was constituted: “ Yes, they made an example of me. »
