The subject is causing a lot of noise. And the lack of tolerance of some players is put on the front of the stage. Invited by Stade 2 on Sunday evening, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra reacted to the refusal of some Ligue 1 players, who play in Toulouse and Nantes, to wear the rainbow jersey as part of the operation to fight against homophobia. The Minister of Sport is calling for sanctions.
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I would first like to salute the action of the LFP, which is doing this operation for the fifth time, with a simple message. "Gay or straight, we all wear the same jersey," said Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who had appeared in Qatar for a match of the France team, wearing a rainbow blue sweater. Ideeply regret that we do not have 100% of the players in France who find themselves in this message of non-discrimination. What are we talking about? This is essential!, says the Minister We are in a country that has always promoted respect for others, for human rights. It is essential that we can all find ourselves in such a basic message of living together.
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During the match between Toulouse and Nantes (0-0), played on Sunday, several players were not in the game because of their refusal to support this fight against discrimination against homosexuals. The Toulouse Zakaria Aboukhal explained his choice on social networks, while the Nantes Mostafa Mohamed, evoked pressure.
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I think it is the responsibility of the clubs, with a dialogue with their players, to take sanctions, argues the minister. In France, when you have an operation that is framed in this way, that involves all clubs on a basic subject of non-discrimination, you have to be there. I think it is necessary. »