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Christophe Galtier was appointed Paris Saint-Germain head coach in 2022. Aurelien Meunier – PSG\/PSG via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Paris Saint-Germain\u00a0coach Christophe Galtier and his son have been detained as part of an investigation into racism allegations at one of his former clubs, Nice prosecutor Xavier Bonhomme told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Galtier and his son, John Valovic-Galtier, were placed in custody for questioning Friday morning, Bonhomme said.<\/p>\n

Galtier, who is\u00a0on his way out at PSG\u00a0but still under contract, denied accusations that he made racist and anti-Muslim comments while he was in charge of French club\u00a0Nice\u00a0when the scandal broke earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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RMC Sport and other French media published reports quoting\u00a0a leaked email\u00a0from former Nice director of football Julien Fournier to the club\u2019s owners, in which he accused Galtier of saying there were too many Black and Muslim players in the squad.<\/p>\n

In a statement released by his lawyer to French media,\u00a0Galtier said\u00a0he was \u201cstunned to learn of the insulting and defamatory\u201d report and said he would take unspecified legal actions.<\/p>\n

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