David Gold: French quota row stems from a loss of national identity
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Laurent Blanc may have escaped censure from the French Government and the French Football Federation this week, but French football’s reputation is still hanging by a thread following the row which has erupted following revelations by Mediapart that senior football officials in the country wanted to limit the number of African and north African players in their academies.
The French Football Federation report into the revelations cleared Blanc and the organisation reaffirmed their faith in their national team coach,