French federation back Blanc in racism row

"The federal council renews its entire confidence in Laurent Blanc," FFF president Fernand Duchaussoy told a news conference at the federation's headquarters.

Blanc attended a meeting in November at which members of the federation discussed the idea of enforcing limits on black and Arab players in youth academies.

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