Calls for judicial inquiry after national coach Laurent Blanc cleared in race quotas row . Blanc part of the ' Black , Blanc , White ' French squad which won the 1998 World Cup . `` It 's a question of leadership , '' he said . French journalist Pierre Taubira believes the racial unity claimed in France was ` ` an illusion '' French football officials dismiss claims of institutional racism in their organization .
Calls for judicial inquiry after national coach Laurent Blanc cleared in race quotas row . Blanc part of the ' Black , Blanc , White ' French squad which won the 1998 World Cup . French journalist Pierre Taubira believes the racial unity claimed in France was ` ` an illusion '' French football officials dismiss claims of institutional racism in their organization .