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In an interview with Sunday newspaperLuis Fernandez, who led the training center of the Paris club in 2017, badures that such a practice did not exist during his stay.
Luis Fernandez led the PSG training center in 2017. (F.Faugere / L'Equipe)
Former French international Luis Fernandez, who led PSG's training center in 2017, said Sunday newspaper do not have " never heard of it " the practice of ethnic registration of young players scrutinized by the club, unveiled in the week by Football Leaks. "I have never seen or heard that, never of life. That would have revolted me », brings to the Journal du Dimanche the Parisian leader, former boss of the training center who could soon be named ambbadador of the club according to several media.
"I can not accept that this club I've known for so long is badociated with that," continues Fernandez. There is nothing that accredits that. […] But I can only talk about what I saw, not the period before. Marc Westerloppe (the head of PSG's national recruitment cell, targeted by Football Leaks) left four, five months after my arrival. "
Currently working at the training center in 2017, a period concerned by the ethnic registration case unveiled by Mediapart (2013-2018), Fernandez also defended his team: "The national cell, I do not know it. But those who work in the Paris region, I know them. They are honest men. "
These practices of ethnic registration in football, illegal in France, Luis Fernandez evacuates them. "We do not look at the origins […] Yes, there is competition, choices to be made but they are made to answer a single question: does this young person have the potential to cross the ladder? "says the former French international, aged 59.
Pointed by the Football Leaks for having used ethnic criteria such as "French", "Maghrebi", "West Indians", "African", on recruitment cards, the Parisian club, which puts forward a "personal initiative" of Marc Westerloppe – who left the club at the beginning of the year – announced to conduct an internal investigation whose results are expected " from next week ".
With AFP
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