The information was revealed Saturday night by La Dépêche du Midi and it will not fail to agitate the world of football. A year after the controversy sparked by the refusal of the Parisian Idrissa Gueye to wear the jersey flocked with a rainbow number to support the LGBT cause, other Ligue 1 players oppose it.
It is, in this case, several elements of Toulouse FC, recent winner of the Coupe de France, who have informed their club of their refusal to wear this jersey on the occasion of the reception Sunday (15 pm) of Nantes, at the Stadium, in a remake of the final won two weeks ago at the Stade de France (5-1).
🚨Logan Costa DENIES refusing to participate in the #TFCFCN match for not being associated with the initiative of the League for the fight against homophobia. The defender assures that he is well in the group and available tomorrow #TFC 🟣 @leparisiensport
— Benjamin Quarez (@B_Quarez) May 13, 2023
According to the regional daily, five players would have expressed the wish not to play this match so as not to have to put on this jersey with a number in LGBT colors, an initiative of the Professional Football League for three seasons to fight against homophobia. They would be Zakaria Aboukhlal, Moussa Diarra, Farès Chaïbi, Logan Costa and Saïd Hamulic.
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However, joined by us, defender Logan Costa, hero of the final of the France Cup with a double scored, ensures that it is false. He recalls that he is against homophobia and is well in the group available to his coach for Sunday's match.
On Saturday, Guingamp defender Donatien Gomis did not wish to participate in this campaign "Homos or straight, we all wear the same jersey" during a Ligue 2 match in Sochaux.