A gaggle preventing homophobia in soccer has referred to as on the French league and Paris Saint-Germain to ask participant Idrissa Gueye for a proof after he missed a recreation final week amid studies that he refused to play as a result of he didn’t need to put on a rainbow-colored quantity on the again of his jersey.
The Senegal midfielder traveled along with his teammates to Montpellier final weekend for Saturday’s French league recreation within the southern metropolis however didn’t play, with PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino citing “personal reasons” to justify his absence on the sector.
For the second consecutive season, skilled golf equipment within the nation had been invited to label their gamers’ shirts with coloured numbers utilizing the rainbow flag, the image of the LGBTQ motion.
According to French radio RMC, citing unidentified sources, Gueye didn’t need to put on a rainbow-colored quantity on the again of his shirt.
The Rouge Direct group mentioned in a message posted on Twitter that PSG and the league mustn’t exclude the potential of sanctioning Gueye.
“Homophobia is not an opinion but a crime,” the group mentioned.
The case took a political flip when Valerie Pecresse, the conservative candidate on the French presidential election final month, joined the criticism of Gueye.
“The players of a soccer club, and those of PSG in particular, are identification figures for our young people,” she wrote on Twitter. “They have a duty to set an example. A refusal by Idrissa Gana Gueye to join the fight against homophobia could not remain without sanction!”
L’Equipe newspaper reported that Gueye had already missed the corresponding match final season when all groups wore shirts with the rainbow, citing a bout of gastroenteritis.
Homophobic chants, usually heard at French league matches, have been tolerated for a very long time by many membership officers, and soccer authorities have struggled to seek out the suitable methods of tackling the difficulty. The French league, nevertheless, launched an motion plan three years in the past permitting spectators to report sexist, homophobic or racist incidents they witness.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
