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Published 53 minutes ago, Updated 1 minute ago
Christophe Galtier Matthieu Mirville / Zuma / Panoramic
Accused of racism during his visit to Nice, and since cleared, Christophe Galtier broke his silence in an interview with L’Equipe this Saturday.
The former PSG coach had been accused of “moral harassment and discrimination based on belonging to an ethnic group, a nation, a so-called race or religion”, against Muslim players, during his visit to Nice. Relaxed on December 21, before the Nice criminal court, the now coach of Al-Duhail in Qatar, assures in the sports daily that he was the victim of an «vengeance» and a “infamy”. The technician thanks in passing the support, in particular from the Emir Tamim ben-Hamad al-Thani, the Parisian president Nasser al-Khelafi and Luis Campos, but also Jean Pierre Rivère and Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Nice: “They were a great comfort to my family and their constant support reassured me that I was the victim of revenge. This thesis of revenge is not mine. It appears in the court judgment.” And the technician added: “It was an infamy. Finally, I was totally and finally relaxed. Justice has established my innocence. Without a doubt. That’s why I’m happy. The accusations against me made no sense. My life journey, as a player and as a coach bears witness to this. When I read the facts with which I am accused, fortunately it is not me who is driving. I am in no condition. Racism and discrimination are not part of my software because I grew up in a multicultural environment. (in Marseille) and evolved, throughout my career, in such an environment. All of that is not part of who I am. It was therefore a real shock to be referred to the criminal court for such reasons. This is one of the trials of my life”
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