 Nicolas Sarkozy held a meeting with Frédéric Thiriez to discuss racism and violence in football.Michel Gaudin stated that measures against hooliganism had reduced racist incidents and that 300 known hooligans could be banned from matches.PSG maintained the services of key players such as Pauleta, Mickaël Landreau, Bernard Mendy, Sylvain Armand and Jérôme Rothen, as well as adding Zoumana Camara and Péguy Luyindula to their player pool.