A quote from Associated Press, 27 January 2007
France’s Socialist Party on Saturday expelled a politician who said there were too many black players on the national soccer team, party officials said. Georges Freche was quoted by Midi Libre newspaper in November as saying he was ashamed that as many as nine of 11 starters on the French team were black. “It would be normal if there were three or four, that would be a reflection of society,” Freche was quoted as saying. “But if there are so many, it’s because whites are no good. I’m ashamed for this country.”