After the incidents at the Parc des Princes and in Montpellier.
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau will receive French football leaders on Thursday October 24, the ministry told AFP on Monday, after a Ligue 1 weekend marked by homophobic chants and clashes between supporters. “This evening again, during the Montpellier/Marseille match, unjustifiable violence has tarnished the image of football. Homophobic chants, clashes between supporters’ clubs, attacks by the police, we can no longer bear that, every week, sport is the scene of intolerable acts”Bruno Retailleau explained on Sunday on his X account.
This evening again, during the Montpellier/Marseille match, unjustifiable violence tarnished the image of football. Homophobic chants, clashes between fan clubs, attacks by the police, we can no longer stand the fact that every week, sport is…
— Bruno Retailleau (@BrunoRetailleau) https://twitter.com/BrunoRetailleau/status/1848078307453284805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
He then assured that he wanted to bring together French football authorities, in conjunction with the Minister of Sports Gil Avérous and the Secretary of State in charge of the fight against discrimination Othman Nasrou, “to take the necessary measures to restore order in the stadiums and on the sidelines of matches”.
The meeting will take place on Thursday from 3 p.m.
Saturday at the Parc des Princes, during the meeting in front of Strasbourg, PSG supporters, mainly the Ultras from the Auteuil stand, resumed homophobic chants against OM for around ten minutes as October 27 at the stadium loomed. Vélodrome, the Clasico against the great rival Marseille. The next day, six CRS were slightly injured following clashes with Marseille supporters, who were more numerous than the authorized limit during a trip to Montpellier.
