Ligue 1 has condemned anti-gay chants made by some Paris Saint-Germain followers throughout the residence recreation towards Strasbourg on Saturday.
PSG are taking part in their bitter rivals subsequent Sunday in Marseille, and the offensive slurs have been made concerning the membership and their midfielder Adrien Rabiot. The France worldwide is a former PSG participant who made greater than 200 appearances for the membership from 2012-19, and his transfer to Marseille has been seen as a betrayal.
“These newest discriminatory chants made by Paris Saint-Germain supporters are unacceptable when, on the identical time, the entire {of professional} soccer has been working to ban homophobic conduct and chants from stadiums,” the league stated in a press release.
Whereas the chanting was occurring, the stadium announcer at Parc des Princes twice requested for the chants to cease and was jeered.
Ligue 1 has stated its disciplinary committee would look into proof.
Final season, some PSG gamers obtained a one-match suspended sentence by the league’s disciplinary committee for offensive chants aimed toward Marseille after a house league match.
Ousmane Dembélé, Achraf Hakimi, Randal Kolo Muani and Layvin Kurzawa have been filmed utilizing insults whereas celebrating on the finish of a 4-0 win towards Marseille. The 4 gamers issued apologies.
That match was additionally marred by anti-gay chanting by sections of PSG followers focusing on Marseille gamers. Consequently, the league ordered the closure of the Auteuil stand behind one of many targets for 2 matches, together with one which was suspended.
PSG followers are banned from attending subsequent Sunday’s recreation in Marseille at Stade Velodrome for safety causes, with a historical past of clashes between rival followers.
The rivalry between the golf equipment has been probably the most vehement in French soccer because the Nineteen Nineties, when Marseille was having fun with its heyday and PSG was turning into extra bold with the backing of tv broadcaster Canal Plus.
PSG have been bankrolled by Qatari buyers QSI since 2011 and have grow to be essentially the most profitable French membership domestically with 12 league titles — two greater than Marseille and Saint-Etienne.
Though Marseille haven’t received the league since 2010, they nonetheless declare the last word bragging proper over PSG as the one French membership to have received the Champions League.