Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Christophe Galtier and his son, John Valovic-Galtier, were arrested and taken for questioning Friday over allegations of discrimination based on race and religion, the Associated Press (AP) reports.
Accusations emerged earlier in 2023 that the elder Galtier had allegedly complained there were too many black and Muslim players in the squad and that it did not fit the ethnological profile of the French city of Nice, AP reported. Galtier made the alleged complaints while managing the French soccer club OGC Nice, according to the outlet.
Former Nice director of football Julien Fournier, who is said to have made the allegations, clashed with Galtier during their time together at OGC Nice, AP reported. Xavier Bonhomme, the public prosecutor for the city of Nice, confirmed in a Tweet on April 13 that a preliminary investigation had been opened.