The head coach of the PSG football club was detained in a case of racism

The investigation in Nice detained the head coach of the Paris Saint-Germain football club, Christophe Galtier, and his son, John Valovich, as part of the investigation into the racism case. The coach and his son are suspected of discrimination on the basis of racial or religious affiliation, reports Agence France-Presse.

The accusations were made after the publication in the press of a letter from the former sports director of the football “Nice” Julien Fournier to the owners of the team. It stated that Galtier, at the time when he was the head coach of the team, said that in the realities of the city, there should not be many black players and Muslims in the team.

Valovych, as it is said, in a conversation with Fournier called “Nice” “a team of throwaways”, explained it by the fact that many of its players are black, and half of them are “in mosques on Friday afternoon”. He allegedly said that his father suffers from this.

Galtier, after the publication of the correspondence, said that he plans to sue everyone “who tarnishes his honor.” “I grew up in a multicultural environment with respect for others, regardless of their origin, skin color or religion,” he said.

Many black players and Muslims who played against him came out in support of the coach. He himself stated that he received threatening letters. He and his son face up to three years in prison. The detention occurred against the background of mass riots in France after the police killed a 17-year-old teenager from a family of Algerians.

• In the 22/23 season, 56-year-old Galtier led PSG to the championship title and won the French Super Cup. However, the team was eliminated in the early stages of the Champions League playoffs, and it is known that the coach will be fired.