Domenech wants severance pay after sacking – report

Former France coach Raymond Domenech has lodged a complaint with an employment tribunal in a bid to claim two million euros from the French football federation (FFF) after his recent sacking, reports said Tuesday.

Domenech was sacked for “serious error” in September, after presiding over a disastrous World Cup campaign that saw France’s players boycott a training session before they were eliminated at the group stage.

He was also criticised by the FFF for failing to shake hands with South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira after France’s final game in the competition, a 2-1 defeat by the hosts.

Under French law, dismissal for serious error means the person sacked has no right to severance pay, although he or she can dispute the reasons for the charge before an employment tribunal.

That is exactly what Domenech has done, according to Lepost.fr website: “The former (France) coach has lodged a complaint with the Prud’hommes (employment tribunal).

“According to our sources he is demanding more than two million euros from his former employer, equal to more than two years of salary.”

Federation sources confirmed the report to AFP Tuesday.

Last month lawyers representing Domenech opened negotiations with the FFF, although a source close to the case said that the terms of any agreement would have to be “very, very reasonable” for the FFF to accept them.