PSG fined ¬100k for ethnic profiling of young recruits, LFP announces

Check out how Europe's top clubs fared at the weekend, including PSG's 9-0, a big night for Arsenal and another win for Manchester United. Paris Saint-Germain put on a show at the Parc des Princes with a Neymar brace alongside hat tricks from Kylian Mbappé and Edinson Cavani marking a 9-0 win. Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have been fined €100,000 ($113,590.00) after the club's scouts had for years listed the ethnic origins of young recruits, the French League (LFP) said on Thursday. The league's disciplinary commission made the ruling after hearing from former officials involved in the recruitment between 2013-18 and PSG general manager Jean-Claude Blanc, who was not sanctioned, the LFP statement said. Blanc has been at the Ligue 1 club since 2011 but PSG have previously...

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