L1 and L2 players will not wear rainbow jerseys this season.
No more rainbow printing in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Faced with the refusal of certain players to wear such a jersey symbolizing the fight against homophobia, the Professional Football League (LFP) has decided to spare itself the controversy of a pirouette which does not fail to challenge in these troubled times where intolerance seems to be gaining more ground every day.
The information initially revealed by RMC was confirmed this Monday afternoon by the LFP. Under the cover of implementing new actions. “ Following the articles devoted to the removal of the rainbow number on the occasion of the next day dedicated to the fight against homophobia, the Professional Football League would like to point out that work is currently underway to prepare the days dedicated to the fight against racism next March, then to the fight against homophobia next May. »
A commitment yet reaffirmed
The LFP, which abandons a strong and perfectly identified symbol via the rainbow flocked jersey, nevertheless insists on its full commitment to the fight against homophobia and other forms of discrimination. “ A meeting is planned for mid-November with the partner associations to prepare for these two meetings. These two communication and awareness actions aimed at the general public are one of the links in the plan to combat discrimination. They are accompanied by in-depth work carried out in parallel. (…) It is indeed appropriate that all stakeholders in professional football strengthen their mobilization to support, through prevention and awareness-raising actions led at the local level, our common fight in the service of inclusion, respect and therefore the end of homophobic actions, as with all discriminatory actions. »
