Paris (AFP)
The president of the French Football Federation Noël Le Graët affirmed that racism "in sport and football in particular does not exist or hardly exists" Tuesday in an interview with BFM Business.
“In a match, there can be gaps, but overall, we have less than 1% of difficulties. There have been but you know, when a black scores a goal, the whole stadium is on its feet. racist phenomenon in sport and in football in particular, does not exist, or little ", estimated the president of the FFF, who spoke two days after the match PSG-OM and the incident between Neymar and Alvaro Gonzalez .
The Brazilian accused the Spaniard of having addressed racist remarks to him during the match won by OM (1-0).
Asked about this affair, Noël Le Graët replied that he "did not know" what Neymar had said.
“I didn't listen,” he said.
The leader of French football regretted the behavior of the players of the two teams which "was not exemplary, especially at the end".
"It's a shame because it is the match expected by all of France. They did not know how to keep their calm or give the spectacle that those who had the chance to see the images were waiting for," he said. .
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