“Whores, bitches, niggers”, a women’s team denounces insults in U18

“Extreme violence”, to put it mildly. This Saturday, November 16, US Plaisance-du-Touch traveled to the Plateau Nestes Football pitch as part of a U18 Women's match. According to the visitors, their players were confronted with “a revolting and unacceptable situation”, namely racist and sexist insults. The public allegedly uttered disgusting words such as “whores, niggers or even niggers” according to the USP. “These insults are deeply shocking and have marked a red line that nothing justifies. In a sport that aims to be a place of gathering, respect, sharing and values, such acts have no place. Our players are come to play football, their passion and their means of expression, and not to become the target of hatred and verbal violence. That young people, who work with determination and passion for their team, are attacked in this way, just for being. women and people of diverse origins, is simply unacceptable” continues the press release from the Haut-Garonnais club, which obviously criticizes this type of behavior.

Locals “taken aback” by the press release

Contacted by our colleagues from La Semaine des Pyrénées, Plateau de Nestes claimed to be “taken aback” by this press release, which had not been the subject of any “prior exchange” between the two clubs. “There was no problem coming from the field, between the players or the coaches, where the match went well. If there was an altercation, it came from outside, from people foreign to our club We do not deny what happened, but our club is already tarnished, even though we have always been a welcoming land, a land of inclusion. refugee home “We are not the club as it is described today” continues the Hauts-Pyrénées club, which says it is “incriminated by this press release”, although having “nothing to do with it” .