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A “Free Palestine” tifo deployed by Parisian supporters on November 6, 2024 during the PSG-Atlético match in the Champions League.
FOOTBALL – A huge tifo “for peace”. The Parisian Ultras collective deployed this Wednesday, November 6, during the Champions League match between PSG and Atlético Madrid, a huge banner calling for the liberation of Palestine. Crif didn't like it.
The tifo was deployed just before the match kicked off. As you can see in the photos below shared on social networks, it is written « Free Palestine » (“Liberate Palestine”) as well as “ war on the ground but peace in the world.”
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On the largest banner, a little boy is shown wearing a jacket with the flag of Lebanon. Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023 led the IDF to strike the Gaza Strip relentlessly. In recent weeks, Israel has opened a new front in Lebanon against Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas.
Yonathan Arfi of Crif wants sanctions
Very quickly, the president of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (Crif) reacted to X. “Scandalous banner this evening at the Parc des Princes! A map where the State of Israel no longer exists. A masked Palestinian fighter. This is not a message of peace but a call to hatred. The authors of this banner must be punished! Intolerable! »denounced Yonathan Arfi.
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For Elie Korchia, president of the Central Jewish Consistory of France, it is a “ slogan that falsely calls for “world peace”. This tifo, he adds on Above all, hatred exudes… Not worthy of Paris or French football”.
“The club was not aware of the plan to display such a message”for its part affirmed PSG in a press release sent to AFP. “ Paris Saint-Germain recalls that the Parc des Princes is – and must remain – a place of communion around a common passion for football and firmly opposes any message of a political nature in its stadium. »
New defeat for PSG in very bad shape
On the football side, the evening was once again nightmarish for the Parisians. Bradley Barcola's teammates were crucified by the Madrilenians in the very last second of play (90+3), synonymous with a victory for Atlético 2-1. In four days, Paris has won only once against Girona.
PSG is in 25th place in the ranking and virtually leaves the zone of qualified teams (the first 24). He is even further from the top 8, which is synonymous with direct qualification for the round of 16, but he still has four matches to redress the situation.
Conversely, the Brestois continue their impressive run with a victory against Sparta Prague. They are 4th in the ranking, just behind Monaco.
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