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French prosecutors open probe into PSG 'racial profiling' claims

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The club has already conducted an internal investigation and found "no proven case of discrimination".
  • The section offered four options: French, West Indian, North African, African.

PARIS

French prosecutors have opened a probe into claims Paris Saint-Germain subjected recruits to the club to racial profiling, breaking anti-discrimination laws.

The alleged practice was first revealed by investigative website Mediapart. The club has already conducted an internal investigation and found "no proven case of discrimination".

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Mediapart, citing information from Football Leaks documents, said that between 2013 and this year, PSG's scouting department filled in recruitment forms on potential youth signings that included a section on ethnicity.

The section offered four options: French, West Indian, North African, African.

Documenting information on racial or ethnic origins is illegal in France.