France Coach Blanc Cleared In Racism Row
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May 11, 2011, Wednesday
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FRANCE coach Laurent Blanc has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Sports Ministry's investigation into the racism row that has shaken French football, Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno said yesterday.
Blanc attended a meeting in November at which members of the French football federation discussed the idea of enforcing limits on black and Arab players in youth academies.
"There is nothing leading to say that Laurent Blanc is backing discriminatory practices," Jouanno said.
"Laurent Blanc was attending this kind of meeting for the very first time. He did not have any project (to limit the number of Black and Arab players), no fixed opinion."
Jouanno added that the investigation did not find enough evidence to launch a judicial procedure although she reiterated that racial quota enforcement was illegal in France. "There is no element, no accumulation of evidence that leads us to believe there was discrimination," she said.
Blanc attended a meeting in November at which members of the French football federation discussed the idea of enforcing limits on black and Arab players in youth academies.
"There is nothing leading to say that Laurent Blanc is backing discriminatory practices," Jouanno said.
"Laurent Blanc was attending this kind of meeting for the very first time. He did not have any project (to limit the number of Black and Arab players), no fixed opinion."
Jouanno added that the investigation did not find enough evidence to launch a judicial procedure although she reiterated that racial quota enforcement was illegal in France. "There is no element, no accumulation of evidence that leads us to believe there was discrimination," she said.
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