“O hoist… enc…” each time the opposing goalkeeper clears is an institution in the Vélodrome older than the inaugural Jump of each match. The trend is no longer towards tolerance even if clarity does not reign at the top of the executive. On October 24, Bruno Retailleau, the Minister of the Interior, contradicted his sports counterpart, Gil Averous, by affirming that “stopping matches in the event of homophobic chants was very complicated”. The fact remains that PSG's Auteuil stand will be partially closed for one match, following homophobic belching against OM during the PSG-Strasbourg match.
OM had warned its supporters
On the eve of the clash against Paris SG played on October 27, Olympique de Marseille warned its supporters against “any insulting, discriminatory or homophobic chants or behavior”, recalling that the club was exposed to sanctions. A call not really heard. He is accused of chants against the adversary in which we hear “motherfucker” and especially “fags of Parisians”.
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Freedom of expression under attack, supporters say
For Rachid Zeroual, the boss of the Winners, “these are still songs and in Marseille we have always spoken a slang different from the rest of France”. The emblematic supporter of the southern turn sees it as an attack on freedom of expression. He is categorical: “There is nothing homophobic! There is never a hunt for homosexuals after the matches! We don't get up in the morning and say to ourselves: 'Hey, I'm going to wage war on homosexuals “The songs remain songs. We must stop exaggerating.”
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Before the match, on the Vélodrome square, the first insults were thrown. During the meeting, supporters displayed huge banners designating their target: “Bruneau Retailleau, number 1 supporter of the Manif pour Tous… and are we the homophobes?” A very short chant was heard insulting the Parisians during the match. The meeting came to an end without the slightest interruption.
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