October 21 – The French football league (LFP) has condemned homophobic chanting by a section of Paris St Germain fans during Saturday’s win over Strasbourg.
PSG’s 4-2 win was marred by home fans targeting their former midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who played for the club for seven years and whose move to their bitter rivals Marseille is regarded as a betrayal.
Marseille and PSG play each other next weekend when away fans are banned from attending for security reasons.
“These new discriminatory chants by Paris Saint-Germain fans are unacceptable even though the whole of professional football has been working for several seasons to ban homophobic behaviour and chants from stadiums,” the LFP said.
While the chanting was happening, the stadium announcer at Parc des Princes twice asked for the chants to stop and was jeered.
Last season, four PSG players received a one-match suspended sentence by the league’s disciplinary committee for offensive chants aimed at Marseille.
Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, Randal Kolo Muani and Layvin Kurzawa were filmed using insults while celebrating at the end of a 4-0 win.
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