The world of French football has been turned upside down in recent hours by a new slip-up.
He is a well-known name in the history of French football and Olympique de Marseille. Winner of the Champions League in 1993 alongside Deschamps, Di Meco, Desailly and Boli, Bernard Casoni is in turmoil. The French technician was suspended by his club OrlĂ©ans after being accused of having made racist remarks. The OrlĂ©ans public prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation this Wednesday.
Tuesday evening, France Bleu relayed comments which would have been made as part of a press conference on the eve of the match against Châteauroux (2-2). ” They (the players) have things they excel at. But there are things where it’s not enough. This is where you have to be more efficient, where you have to erase that. My role is to tell them, show them and help them solve problems. I did it in all the clubs I went to, I did it with North Africans! They are no more stupid than North Africans, eh…” Casoni would have let go.
Casoni, an overwhelming testimony
Local radio also collected the testimony of a player who remained anonymous. “We were doing an exercise where two teams compete five against five. My team consisted entirely of players of color. There, the coach says : “No need for chasubles for them, they are already black”, supposedly in a humorous tone. It shocked me. » Beyond the already heavy context of an alarming sporting situation, Bernard Casoni will have to explain himself in the days to come. On the Marseille side, where the former defender still had a good popularity rating, this sad episode caused many supporters to react.
