Bruno Retailleau calls out PSG after the pro-Palestinian tifo deployed by the Auteuil ultras before the Champions League match against Atlético de Madrid, Wednesday evening at the Parc des Princes (1-2). The Minister of the Interior believes that this message of support should not have been displayed and is considering sanctions in the event of repeat offenses.
The giant tarpaulin covering the Virage Auteuil did not go unnoticed. The PSG ultras deployed a tifo in support of Palestine before the Champions League match against Atlético de Madrid, Wednesday at the Parc des Princes (1-2). “Free Palestine”, could we read on a huge drawing representing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East. With this message at the bottom of the platform: “War on the ground but peace in the world”. Another banner was released later in the evening: “Is the life of a child in Gaza worth less than another?”
Bruno Retailleau reacted to these messages the day after the meeting. The Minister of the Interior spoke about X, relaying an article from RMC Sport on the subject. “I ask PSG to explain themselves and the clubs to ensure that politics does not damage sport, which must always remain a catalyst for unity. This tifo had no place in this stadium, and Such messages are also prohibited by the regulations of the League and UEFA.”
Retailleau leaves the threat of sanctions looming
Gérald Darmanin's successor, appointed at the end of September by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, poses the threat of sanctions in the event of a repeat offense in the weeks or months to come. “If this were to repeat itself, we will have to consider banning tifos for clubs which do not enforce the rules,” warns Bruno Retailleau.
The Minister of the Interior also spoke on Sud Radio. By supporting his words. “Should PSG be sanctioned? I'm not stopping myself from doing anything. I'm going to ask Paris Saint-Germain for explanations. It's unacceptable. It's a tarpaulin measuring tens of square meters. Football regulations, of UEFA, prohibit political messages It is a political message (…) When we impose a sanction, there is the principle of contradictory First, I want to hear them. there is no appointment set. I had the police chief report back to me on what had happened. We agreed on a certain number of things, but I solemnly demand accountability from them. Then, either they are capable of banning this type of thing, otherwise there will be a ban on banners and if necessary, there will be sanctions.”
During the match between PSG and Atlético, the Parisian ultras also deployed a message evoking the tense situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebel groups oppose the army: “A forgotten war that kills every day. Free Congo.
