Well thanks to an article uncovered in the guardian today, it seems as if the FFF (french football federation) were looking to impose a limit on players of the french national team by race. It seems the football hierarchy in France believe there are too many players of north african and arabic origins in the french game.
They intended on making this process very secretive, by limiting the intake into french football academies at the age of 12. This would 'level the playing field years later' according to a senior FFF figure. I am not only disgusted by these plans, I am also disgusted at the response of UEFA (the european governing body). They should place a complete ban on the France national team until this mess is sorted, and the guilty party removed.
If this racism was to seek into medicine, there would be an outcry, and rightly so. It is the diversity of doctors that gives the NHS its strength, and coming from a variety of backgrounds will help all members of the community be treated appropriately.
You may hear me slag off britain occasionally, but we will never be as racist as certain french people. For that, I am proud to be British.
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