Paris - The French Football Federation has begun its inquiry into claims that national team coach Laurent Blanc and other coaches secretly agreed on a quota restricting the number of black and Arab players in national training programs.
Investigative website Mediapart published explosive claims last week that proposals were envisaged to limit to 30 percent the number of players of African and North-African descent in training academies once they reach the age of 13.
FFF technical director Francois Blaquart is suspended pending the inquiry, which included a transcript of a conversation involving Blanc, Blaquart, under-21 coach Erick Mombaerts and under-20 coach Francis Smerecki in November.
All four of them will be interviewed this week by a special commission.