Toulouse's Zakaria Aboukhlal refused to play against Nantes on Sunday. All players wore the colors of the rainbow on the 35th matchday of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2.
An initiative launched as part of the campaign "Homo or straight, we all wear the same jersey", a campaign against homophobia led by the LFP. The Moroccan international winger has chosen not to participate in this campaign, and wanted to justify himself by saying he has the utmost respect for any person.