“War on the ground but peace in the world. » It was accompanied by these words that PSG supporters displayed a giant tifo in the Auteuil bend to support Palestine, Wednesday evening, just before the kick-off of the Champions League match between Paris and Atlético of Madrid (1-2).
An image immediately relayed everywhere and which made the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, react. “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,” he wrote on Thursday morning on his X account. This tifo n It had no place in this stadium, and such messages are also prohibited by the regulations of the League and UEFA. If this happens again, we will have to consider banning tifos for clubs that do not enforce the rules. »
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A little later, guest of Jean-Jacques Bourdin on Sud Radio, Bruno Retailleau continued: “It’s unacceptable. Football rules prohibit political messages, and this is a political message. »
On possible sanctions, the minister specifies that he first wants to hear the leaders of the Parisian club. “For the moment there is no appointment set,” he said. I had the police chief tell me what happened. But I demand accountability. Or they are capable of banning this type of thing, otherwise there will obviously be a ban on banners, and if necessary, there will be sanctions. »
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