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Before PSG-Lens, the Parisian management reminded, if it was still necessary to specify it, that racist and homophobic chants will never have their place at the Parc des Princes.
FOOTBALL – No privileges will be granted. In a delicate context for Paris Saint-Germain around discriminatory chants in the stadiums, the capital club wanted to take the lead before the reception this Saturday, November 2 of RC Lens at the Parc des Princes. In a letter sent the day before to its subscribers, the club management “ would like to remind all its supporters that insulting chants have no place within the Parc des Princes ».
« Paris Saint-Germain cannot accept this type of behavior or message », adds the club, recalling that “ against homophobia, racism and all forms of discrimination, we are one team.” A message of prevention that has become more than necessary after the resurgence of homophobic chants in Ligue 1 in recent weeks. Several matches of the capital club were affected.
Facts notably occurring during the reception in Strasbourg on October 19. Parisian supporters -mainly in the Auteuil stand- more interested in the upcoming clash against OM had chanted homophobic chants addressed to Marseille's great rival. Enough to cause the opening of an investigation by the Paris prosecutor's office to “public incitement to hatred or violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity”.
Tribune closed in November
Since then, the government has taken up the subject by announcing that it wants to crack down on this type of behavior in French stadiums. And PSG has already received a first sanction for the disturbances caused during the reception of Strasbourg at the Park. A partial closure of the Auteuil stand for a closed match, from November 5.
A way of cracking down which is also the subject of debate within the team, as evidenced by the recent outraged exit of Parisian coach Luis Enrique. The latter assured Friday to condemn “ any type of physical or verbal violence, homophobic acts of any type », but believes that his club is the only one to suffer this type of sanctions.
« The stand is closed every four mornings, while in other teams we hear all types of things and I don't see any sanctions », he blurted out, annoyed by this double standard. A controversial outing, which had the gift of annoying certain observers and connoisseurs of French football, starting with Pascal Dupraz. On RMC Sport, he said this Saturday that the Spanish coach is ultimately only interested in sanctions. “ That the coach of PSG, the biggest club in France, can treat this kind of unacceptable behavior in a stadium under the knee is not normal! ».
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