On February 23, Paris Saint-Germain was traveling from the Groupama Stadium to face Olympique Lyonnais. During this match of the twenty-third day of Ligue 1 won by the Parisians (2-3), a banner in particular flowered in the stands: “Labrune, corrupt, kneeling in front of Nasser. You are the shame of French football. »»
An action by supporters who did not please the disciplinary committee of the League. The latter sentenced the Rhone club to a partial closure suspended from the northern rostrum of Groupama Stadium, as well as a fine of 10,000 euros. A decision that made Carine Galli jump.
The channel journalist The team reacted this announcement on Wednesday evening. “It's scandalous. There is no insult. There is no racist, anti -Semitic, insults, whatever you want. There is a message that is delivered. And so in fact, in France there, we are gagged, we can no longer say anything. If we say something about (Vincent) Labrune, on the LFP, on Nasser (al-khelaïfi)it's sanction, money and closed forum. It is a scandal. »» A point of view as much as a questioning shared on the set by Johan Micoud. “You don't have the right to say what you actually want. »»
A sanction against the background of tension between presidents
This two -component sanction was not the only one inflicted on OL since at the same time, the League Commission punished the club for “Use of pyrotechnic devices and observed oral expression” Upon receipt of Stade Brestois on March 2, with a firm partial closure of the famous North Tribune. The body has therefore had a heavy hand against the club of John Textor whose voice has raised several times in recent months against the two men targeted by the banner in question. From there to see a link.
