December 17 – French authorities are contemplating what motion to take after the high-profile conflict between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon was briefly interrupted Sunday due to but extra homophobic chanting by PSG followers, a stain on the sport that continues to blight prime fixtures throughout the nation.
Referee Benoît Bastien stopped play within the 53rd minute on the Parc des Princes with host PSG main 2-1 after the chants have been heard.
PSG captain Achraf Hakimi (pictured) approached followers behind one of many targets to ask them to cease. A message reminding followers that discriminatory chants are forbidden was then displayed on the stadium’s big screens.
“The match could possibly be stopped and even misplaced for the membership,” the message learn. Play finally resumed after a couple of minutes.
The chants in Paris have been simply the newest in an extended collection of comparable incidents as French soccer authorities battle to deal with the difficulty.
France’s Inside Minister Bruno Retailleau steered earlier this 12 months that matches needs to be halted when followers chant homophobic slurs in stadiums.
Earlier this month, a French marketing campaign group renewed requires authorities to take motion towards homophobic chanting by soccer followers, saying Marseille supporters belted out anti-gay slurs “with full impunity” throughout a house recreation towards Monaco.
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