Le Graet's dismissal of Zidane as a potential successor to Deschamps comes two years after he had backed the former midfielder to take up the reins if he was available.
Pele, Neymar and other big names condemn racist remarks against Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior by a Spanish agent, who urged Vinicius to stop "acting like a monkey."
The England team said they are “disgusted” that some of their teammates “who have given everything for the shirt this summer have been subjected to discriminatory abuse online after tonight's game”.
Henry is the latest famous name to remove himself from all social media platforms over toxic racism and bullying.
The 33-year-old Uruguayan used the word "negrito" in an Instagram post last month after beating Southampton on November 29, before taking it down and apologising.
Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir players took a knee before the game in reaction to a racist comment by a match official that caused the Champions League match to be rescheduled.
PSG forward Mbappe and Neymar and others voiced their support to Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo after the racist abuse by Romanian fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu.
Hertha player Jordan Torunarigha was racially abused in the 85th minute, the German Football Association (DFB) says.
Although racist chanting was heard from the stands and reported by England players, most of the Bulgaria players and their coach claimed after the match they had not heard any abuse of the visiting team.
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