“This typhus has no place in this stadium.” These are the words of the French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleauwhich this Thursday condemned without nuance the message of support for Gaza shown on Wednesday by the ultras of PSG at the Parc des Princes before the Champions League match against Atlético de Madrid.
“I ask PSG to explain to all clubs that politics does not mix with sport, which should always be a matter of unity,” he wrote. Bruno Retailleau on his X account. “This typhus has no place in this stadium. They are also prohibited by the regulations of the League and UEFA. “If this happens again, we have to consider banning tifos in clubs that do not comply with rules.”
The minister continued this matter on Sud Radio. “I will ask PSG for an explanation. “This is unacceptable,” He hinted, and then added “I want to know more, to know how this tarp arrived, how it was deployed… I asked the police chief to tell me what happened. I sincerely ask for responsibilities.”he pointed out. And he advocated sanctions if the capital club did not take action.
Before PSG-Atlético, which ended in a 1-2 defeat for the Parisians with a goal from belt During the stoppage time, the ultras released a tifo with the message ‘Free Palestine’ with the team colors in the background next to a bloodied Palestinian flag. The flag of Lebanon, Jerusalem, tanks…
“The club was not aware of the plan to spread such a message,” PSG said in a statement sent to AFP on Wednesday night. “Paris Saint-Germain remembers that the Parc des Princes is – and must remain – a place of communion around a common passion for football and strongly opposes any message of a political nature in its stadium.”
The president of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France, Yonathan Arfireacted by saying “this is not a message of peace but a call to hate.”
Source: La Verdad
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