French launch separate probes into controversial quotas plan

TWO separate investigations opened yesterday into reports of a controversial alleged plan to introduce quotas for dual-nationality players in the France national football team.

France’s sports ministry and the French football federation (FFF) will be carrying out separate enquires with their findings expected in the next week, said Patrick Braouezec, president of the Football Foundation, who has been appointed by the FFF to oversee their investigation.

Braouezec, a member of Parliament, also played a key role in the enquiry which followed the French national team strike during last year’s World Cup in South Africa.