Prosecutors reopen investigation into PSG over alleged discrimination in recruiting
FILE - A soccer fan tries to watch the PSG soccer team training at the Paris Saint-Germain training camp in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Francois Mori]
The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating alleged discrimination years ago by PSG following a complaint that scouts from the club illegally profiled potential recruits by their origin. Prosecutors say the investigation was reopened in May. PSG has previously acknowledged that forms with illegal content were used from 2013-18 after reports that scouts were asked by the club to mention the origin of possible recruits according to four categories: “Francais” (French), “Maghrebin” (North African), “Antillais” (West Indian), and “Afrique noire” (Black African). French law prohibits the collection of personal data that shows the racial or ethnic origins of individuals.
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FILE - General View of the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. The Parc des Princes stadium, with 48,000 seats, will be one of the venues of UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament which starts on June 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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