Defending people victims of discrimination does not fall into the codes of some league 1. We can even say that the latter ignore solidarity against hatred and stupidity that attack other people because different.
The Professional Football League (LFP) marked the blow by sanctioning the refractory to the day of homophobia, organized this year during the 34th and last day of the French championship, on May 17.
Jonathan Gradit (Racing Club of Lens) was suspended a firm match by the LFP disciplinary committee for a homophobic insult at halftime of the match against AS Monaco (4-0).
Like racism, homophobia is an offense
Ahmed Hassan (Le Havre) and Nemanja Matic (Olympique Lyonnais) had covered with a sparadrap the escutcheon symbolizing the fight against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
They took two firm matches and two suspended. They also agreed to participate within six months in an awareness -raising action for the fight against homophobia in football.
Those who have hidden the badge are mistaken
Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation, said May 9 on May 9 RMC “” All and everyone must be able to play football. Those who, in these pros players, did not wish (play) or hidden
(badge), They are wrong. They are wrong because it is a question of fighting against homophobia. »»
And the boss of tricolor football to recall the law of the Republic: ” Today homophobia is an offense, like racism ».