Charlotte Lorgeré calls Renard's spell with France women's team a 'scandal'

Former France international Charlotte Lorgeré lashed out at Hervé Renard’s time in charge of the France women’s team, calling his recruitment a ‘scandal’ in a notable appearance as a pundit on L’Équipe channel on Monday.

The imminent departure of Paulo Fonseca from Olympique Lyonnais, who is set to join Sporting, served as the springboard for her comments. Lorgeré seized the opportunity to revisit the case of the former France coach. “Hervé Renard was supposed to ‘restore France’s reputation’. For me it was a scandal, I said so from the start,” she declared, before adding bluntly: “It was catastrophic, Hervé Renard.”

The former RC Lens player also reported remarks made by Renard himself at a social event, which she said revealed a lack of commitment to the national team: “He even told a journalist: ‘Look, if I can leave at some point, whenever you want, my CV is open’.” For Lorgeré, this statement illustrated the coach’s mindset during his tenure.

The facts partly bear her out on a sporting level. After a failed 2024 Olympics, Renard left the position to return to Saudi Arabia, which he had abandoned a year and a half earlier to take charge of the Bleues. Sacked in April 2026, he then accepted a mission during the 2026 World Cup with Tunisia, before announcing his departure three weeks later following the team’s first-round elimination. He has since joined Côte d’Ivoire, where he currently works.