December 4 – A French marketing campaign group has renewed requires authorities to take motion in opposition to homophobic chanting by followers, singling out Marseille supporters for belting out anti-gay slurs “with full impunity” throughout a house recreation in opposition to Monaco on Sunday.
The Rouge Direct group posted video on social networks exhibiting Marseille supporters shouting insulting chants, the newest of in a protracted collection of comparable incidents in French soccer.
The sport was not halted though France’s Inside Minister Bruno Retailleau urged earlier this yr that matches must be stopped each time followers chant homophobic slurs in stadiums.
The Rouge Direct group urged broadcaster DAZN to take away the replay of the sport from its platform.
Marseille received 2-1 because of a late penalty which lifted them over their southern rivals into second place within the standings.
Homophobic insults at Ligue 1 matches have prompted authorities to attempt to discover acceptable methods of tackling the difficulty.
Following a match on the Parc des Princes years in the past between Paris St Germain and Marseille throughout which residence followers used homophobic insults, the league launched an motion plan permitting spectators to report sexist, homophobic or racist incidents they witness. The abuse has not stopped, although, even intensifying in current months.
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