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The coach of the US Orléans football club was suspended on Tuesday October 10. Bernard Casoni is accused of having made racist remarks. A preliminary investigation was opened by the Orléans public prosecutor’s office for provocation of hatred or racial discrimination.
On September 21, at a pre-match press conference, Bernard Casonicoach of the US Orléans football club, is questioned about the performance of his players. At the microphone of France Bleu Orléans (Loiret)it refers to Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian clubs that he has trained in the past : “My role is to show them and help them solve the problem. I did it in every club I went to. I did it with North Africans. They are no more stupid than North Africans.”did he declare.
An internal investigation launched by the club
Several US Orléans players accuse the former Marseillais of repeated racist remarks. According to them, he said this phrase during a training session: “No need for a pinafore for them, they are already black.” Comments transcribed by France Bleu Orléans. A former club executive claims that Bernard Casoni asked the head of the recruitment unit to whitewash the workforce. In the wake of these revelations, US Orléans suspended its coach on Tuesday October 10 and launched an internal investigation.
On Tuesday evening, Bernard Casoni defended himself on the microphone of RMC Sport, indicating: “As a coach, I was in Algeria, in Morocco, I did Eid with the people, I did Ramadan, I read the Koran…“ The Orléans public prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation for provocation of hatred or racial discrimination.