Outcry as French Socialist blasts black soccer players
16th Nov 2006, 22:51 GMT
PARIS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A French Socialist official sparked an outcry on Thursday with reported comments that he felt ashamed most of France's national soccer players were black, upsetting his party as it voted on its presidential candidate.
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