Jean-Pierre Escalettes (born 29 May 1935) is the former president of the French Football Federation having served in the role from 12 February 2005 to 2 July 2010.
Under Escalettes reign as president, the senior national team reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup final losing to Italy.
On 22 February 2008, the French Football Federation announced that they were ending their partnership with Adidas and signing with the American manufacturer Nike, effective 1 January 2011.
The unprecedented deal is valued at €320 million over seven years (2011–2018) making France's blue shirt the most expensive ever in the history of football.
[6][7] On 28 June 2010, following the debacle at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in which the French players went on strike to protest the exclusion of Nicolas Anelka from the team, Escalettes announced his resignation from his position effective 2 July.