Football
Following the homophobic chants heard during the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Strasbourg (4-2) on Saturday at the Parc des Princes against the Marseillais, the Minister of Sports Gil Avrous wanted to condemn this type of behavior.
« Behaviours are not placed anywhere in our stadiums and the level of respect and inclusion in sport is important. The world does not need to be sent to a stadium for team skills, without hearing words such as ‘pds’ are scandalous for thousands of people If I know that for many it would only be ‘folklore’, I call on everyone to think about what a young homosexual or a pre-homosexual might have felt. came with his child here this evening,” details the government official’s press release.
« We must be uncompromising in the face of all forms of discrimination. It is time that, just like racism, homophobia in all its forms is no longer tolerated in sport. I am satisfied that the disciplinary committee of the LFP is seizing itself,” concludes Avrous.