Tuesday 11 June 2013 13:02, UK
France coach Didier Deschamps has received the public backing of the head of the country's football federation after a poor run of form.
"They tried very hard," said Le Graet. "In those conditions and with that team, we could not compete with Brazil. "So many changes made it difficult to develop together, but there are also positives. "Take Guilavogui, I had never seen him at that level. Payet played well in both games as well." Away from the international scene, Le Graet also addressed the issue of Ligue 1 newcomers Monaco's vast wealth and tax-free status. The principality levies no income tax on residents who are not French citizens. Combined with major shareholder Dmitry Rybolovlev's wealth, that helps make the club an attractive proposition for overseas stars such as summer signings Radamel Falcao, Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez. The FFF have ruled that Monaco must either register their offices in France by June 2014 to fall in line with the rest of the league, or pay a sum of 200million euros (£170m) - demands described by the club last week as "totally unacceptable". Le Graet said: "The best solution is obviously that of the league, which demands that Monaco install their offices in France. But I am not too confident."
