PSG close investigation into player recruitment practices after finding no discrimination

Allegations against the Ligue 1 champions claimed that they chose not to offer contracts to certain players due to their race

Paris Saint-Germain have closed an investigation into player recruitment practices after finding no discrimination, the Ligue 1 club have announced.

PSG acknowledged earlier this month that "forms with illegal contents" were used by a recruitment section of the club's academy.

A report by Mediapart and television programme 'Envoye Special', on the back of recently released Football Leaks documents, claimed scouts documented the ethnicity of potential academy signings.

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It was reported PSG signed only one black player for their academy between 2013 and 2018, while a promising French player was allegedly not given a contract because of his race.