The national team coach will not get the sack in the wake of the racism row that has rocked French football in the past few weeks
By L . vucinik
May 10, 2011 12:15:00 PM
Laurent Blanc (Equipe de France)
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Along with other figures in the international set-up, Blanc was under investigation after news broke that he had allegedly discussed with other officials plans for a quota, designed to limit the number of dual-nationals in youth training centres.
A commission examined the tactician's role in the affair and reached the conclusion that there is no need to punish the former defender for his remarks.
The report on Blanc states: "Some of the things said are unacceptable, but they are not racist comments. However, the talk about the race quotas can be labelled discriminatory because they deal with the ethnic origins of the players."
Investigators found that a system to limit the amount of players of foreign origins was discussed during the meeting of the French Football Federation (FFF), but didn't find any evidence that such a system was effectively installed.
France's minister of sports, Chantal Jouanno, admitted that dual nationality is a serious issue, but made it clear that racial quotas are not the answer to the existing problem.
"The debate about the racial quotas has touched the boundaries of racism. The dual nationality problem is a real issue, but this is not the solution to the problem. Introducing quotas might not be racist, but they contradict the values this sport goes by," commented Jouanno.
It is not yet clear whether the outcome of the investigation will have any consequences for the position of technical director Francois Blaquart, who also took part in the discussions.
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