Ligue 1. The match Brest - Reims interrupted for homophobic songs

Once is not custom, a new match of the championship of France was interrupted for homophobic songs Saturday, at the meeting between Brest and Reims (1-0) counting for the third day of Ligue 1.

A week after the controversy around the meeting between Nancy and Le Mans, a new news item hit the French football championship. The match of the third day of Ligue 1 which opposed the Stade Brestois and the Stade de Reims (1-0) was interrupted, shortly before the hour of the game, by the referee of the match.

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The reason ? Homophobic songs heard in the stands of the Francis-Le Blé stadium, which pushed Hakim Ben El Hadj, the man with the whistle, to stop the game for a brief moment. The public present in the inter Brest was also warned by the speaker: "Thank you for stopping the words we have just heard, otherwise the meeting will be stopped . "

53 'Moment of hesitation at Stade Francis-Le Blé. The delegate took the microphone to clarify that if some songs persisted in the stands, then the match could be stopped. Finally, the game resumes # SB29SDR (0-0)

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