French race row official rejects 'mole' accusation

PARIS - The man who taped the meeting at the center of the French soccer race row said on Wednesday that he was not responsible for leaking the recording to the media.

Mohammed Belkacemi, France's national technical advisor for neighborhood soccer, said he sent the only copy of the recording to the French Football Federation (FFF) the day after it was made.

"I explained everything to the inquiry," said Belkacemi.