Troyes Sack Sporting Director Blanchard Amid Sexism Claims
ESTAC said it will begin recruiting a new sporting director as it seeks to maintain continuity in its sporting project.
- On Friday, Esperance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne ended sporting director Jocelyn Blanchard's contract effective immediately, stating the club will recruit a replacement to ensure its sporting project's continuity.
- The dismissal followed a report in L'Est Eclair revealing that Troyes prosecutors opened a judicial investigation into the 54-year-old former footballer, while several female employees reportedly filed complaints alleging inappropriate conduct and sexist remarks.
- City Football Group, which owns the club, is conducting an internal investigation, and club president Edwin Pindi said, "Troyes currently has all the necessary tools at its disposal to shed light on what is happening."
- Despite the internal probe, Blanchard remained in his role until Friday, appearing on the sidelines during last Sunday's 2-0 Ligue 1 defeat to Marseille as Troyes sits 17th with one win from six games.
- Blanchard joined the club this summer after serving as sporting director at Dunkerque and Lens, with a playing career featuring stints at Metz, Juventus, and Austria Vienna.
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The Troyes Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a judicial investigation against the 54-year-old former footballer.
Troyes sack sporting director Blanchard amid sexism claims
"Esperance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne and sporting director Jocelyn Blanchard have ended their partnership, effective immediately," the club said in a statement. "ESTAC will focus on ensuring the continuity of its sporting project and will soon begin the process of recruiting a new sporting director." The announcement came just hours after the publication of an article in a local newspaper L'Est Eclair revealing that the public prosecutor's …
Aimed at by accusations of sexist behaviour, Jocelyn Blanchard, the sports director of Troyes, was thanked "with immediate effect" this Friday evening.
Troyes, who are in the relegation zone of the French top flight, have fired Jocelyn Blanchard. The post French team fires sports director accused of sexual harassment first appeared on 24.hu.
Jocelyn Blanchard's experience at the Troyes has already ended.
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