Discrimination - Article

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A racism (1) ____________ is rocking French football after reports emerged of limits on non-white players. French media has reported that several (2) ____________ figures in the French Football Federation (FFF) approved proposals to limit the number of players in the national team to 30 per cent. Some sources say the racial (3) ____________ run deeper and that authorities want youth academies to (4) ____________ limits on the number of children they (5) ____________ up of North African and Middle Eastern descent. France’s government has already   (6) ____________ François Blaquart, the FFF national technical director, "pending the conclusions of an investigation”. Reports are that the French team coach and (7) ____________ national player Laurent Blanc also approved the (8) ____________.		suspended quotas row sign senior former proposals place
Laurent Blanc (9) ____________ on Saturday, saying his words were taken out of (10) ____________. "I admit that certain terms, used during a work meeting on a sensitive and (11) ____________-ranging subject, could be interpreted ambiguously if removed from their context and if I hurt anyone's (12) ____________, I apologize," he said. He denied claims of racism, saying: "To be suspected of racism or xenophobia when I'm (13) ____________ all forms of discrimination, I cannot accept." Blanc played in the French team that won the 1998 World Cup. He has often (14) ____________ the issue of dual nationality players playing in the national team, especially as many players train in the (15) ____________ team and then choose to (16) ____________ their country of descent at national level. ******************** A racism row is rocking French football after reports emerged of limits on non-white players. French media has reported that several senior figures in the French Football Federation (FFF) approved proposals to limit the number of players in the national team to 30 per cent. Some sources say the racial quotas run deeper and that authorities want youth academies to place limits on the number of children they sign up of North African and Middle Eastern descent. France’s government has already suspended François Blaquart, the FFF national technical director, "pending the conclusions of an investigation”. Reports are that the French team coach and former national player Laurent Blanc also approved the proposals. Laurent Blanc apologized on Saturday, saying his words were taken out of context. "I admit that certain terms, used during a work meeting on a sensitive and wide-ranging subject, could be interpreted ambiguously if removed from their context and if I hurt anyone's feelings, I apologize," he said. He denied claims of racism, saying: "To be suspected of racism or xenophobia when I'm against all forms of discrimination, I cannot accept." Blanc played in the French team that won the 1998 World Cup. He has often raised the issue of dual nationality players playing in the national team, especially as many players train in the youth team and then choose to represent their country of descent at national level.		feelings youth context represent wide raised apologized against