2023-05-15 07:35:56
This little sign was already too much for them!
On Sunday refused in the French Ligue 1 in the game between FC Toulouse and FC Nantes (0:0) several players from both teams.
Reason:On Matchday 35, all teams played in rainbow jerseys.
This is a league initiative that has taken place several times over the past few years and aims to ensure that professional football takes part in the World Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, which is celebrated on May 17th.
As the Toulouse newspaper writes, five players of the French Cup winners have rejected the shirts: Zakaria Aboukhlal (23), Moussa Diarra (22), Farès Chaibi (20), Saïd Hamulic (22) and Logan Costa (22). The latter denies this to “L’Équipe”.
In the afternoon, the club confirmed the report without naming the players. In a statement, the club writes: “The players of the professional squad have expressed their displeasure with the association of their image with the rainbow colors that represent the LGBT movement. Although Toulouse Football Club respects the individual decisions of its players and after numerous discussions, they have decided to ban the named players from the game.”
Further: “Openness to the world is an integral part of the club’s DNA. Our players are selected for their human qualities regardless of their faith or worldview. Toulouse Football Club would like to commemorate its longstanding commitment to fighting homophobia and all forms of discrimination.”
Egyptian striker Mostafa Mohamed (25) from FC Nantes also refused to wear the jersey with rainbow flocking, as reported by “L’Équipe”.
The team and supervisors are said to have only found out 30 minutes before the line-up was announced that Mohamed was refusing to play. The striker stayed at the hotel while his teammates made their way to the stadium.
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The French players’ union UNFP (National Union of Professional Footballers; Anm.dR) released a statement on Sunday: “It’s not UNFP’s job when it comes to privacy to dictate player behavior.”
The players’ union, on the other hand, emphasizes that “almost all professional footballers in our leagues have taken action against homophobia”.
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