Then he asked the French federation to agree him to start boxing for his native country.

"We've had some problems," she said calmly of the French federation.

And this was exactly what the chairman of the French Federation did.

Possibly because the French Federation may actually know nothing about the game.

Frank was willing, but the French Federation wouldn't go along with it.

He has persuaded the French Federation to give him a new consultancy role.

He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1946.

Their financial problems led to their being sent down in 2001 by the French federation and nearly losing their professional status.

Since 2003, and for a mandate of 3 years, he is head of the French federation of insurance companies.

Bellocq was banned from working for the French federation, although he continued to work for teams.