Mobs are burning down much of France, and the police have responded by arresting the coach of France’s top soccer team. From Le Monde:

PSG coach Galtier in police custody as part of discrimination probe

Christophe Galtier is being detained with his son John Valovic-Galtier as part of an investigation into racism allegations at his former club, according to a justice official on Friday.

Le Monde with AFP
Published yesterday at 1:36 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 2:51 pm

Paris Saint Germain coach Christophe Galtier was held for questioning along with his son as part of a probe into alleged discrimination, the Nice prosecutor told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday, June 30. The move comes after an investigation launched in April, following claims he made racist and Islamophobic remarks about players when he coached Nice in the 2021/22 season.

… The allegations first surfaced in the French media in April. The reports alleged that ex-Nice sporting director Julien Fournier had written an email at the end of the 2021/22 season in which he claimed Galtier had made discriminatory remarks at several members of the Nice squad.

“He (Galtier) told me that I should take account of the reality of the city and that in effect we should not have as many blacks and Muslims in the team,” claimed Fournier, whose relationship with Galtier was a fraught one. “He told me he wanted to profoundly change the team’s make-up and limit the maximum number of Muslims.”

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