Soccer:France coach Laurent Blanc was interviewed by the French football federation (FFF) and the Sports Ministry as part of an investigation into a racism row that has plunged the game into turmoil.
Blanc left Paris by plane to rejoin his family in the Bordeaux region, telling reporters at the Bordeaux-Merignac airport that "it happened", adding he would not make further comments before the findings of the investigation are known.
The findings will be presented to the press tomorrow during a news conference at the FFF headquarters. Sports minister Chantal Jouanno is set to be presented with the initial findings of the ministry investigation later today.
Blanc has been under fire since news broke last month that he attended a soccer federation meeting in November where reports say the idea of limits for youth players of Arab and African origin were discussed.
FFF technical director Francois Blaquart, who also took part in the discussions, was provisionally suspended pending the results of the inquiry.
Blanc has denied accusations of racism and said any comments he made at the November meeting into dual nationality players were taken out of context but could "offend some sensibilities".
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