{"id":294314,"date":"2023-09-28T14:20:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294314"},"modified":"2023-09-28T14:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:20:26","slug":"four-psg-players-face-four-game-ban-for-alleged-homophobic-chanting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/four-psg-players-face-four-game-ban-for-alleged-homophobic-chanting\/","title":{"rendered":"Four PSG players 'face four-game ban' for alleged homophobic chanting"},"content":{"rendered":"
Four Paris Saint-Germain players could be in hot water over alleged homophobic chanting during the match against Marseille, while the club also face sanctions over the same incident.<\/p>\n
The LFP, French football’s ruling body, summoned\u00a0Ousmane Dembele, Randal Kolo Muani, Achraf Hakimi and Layvin Kurzawa on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The quartet are alleged to have joined\u00a0in with offensive chants after the 4-0 win at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to The Athletic, the players celebrated under the\u00a0Virage Auteuil stand, where the club\u2019s ultras are based, after the win to celebrate the result when the alleged homophobic chant broke out.<\/span><\/p>\n DW reported the quartet could face a four-match ban if found guilty of the allegations at the hearing with the LFP, which has been scheduled for October 5.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ousmane Dembele (above) Randal Kolo Muani and\u00a0Layvin Kurzawa\u00a0could be in hot water over alleged homophobic chanting during the match against Marseille<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PSG also find themselves in the spotlight for the alleged homophobic chanting by some of their fans on Sunday night and could face sanctions<\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, PSG also find themselves in the spotlight for the alleged homophobic chanting and could face sanctions if found guilty by the LFP.<\/p>\n On Monday, the Ligue 1 champions released a statement\u00a0condemning ‘all forms of discrimination, particularly homophobia’ in the aftermath of the incident that marred the win over Marseille.<\/p>\n ‘Paris Saint-Germain condemns all forms of discrimination, particularly homophobia, and would like to reiterate that it has no place in stadiums nor in society,’ the statement read.<\/p>\n ‘Paris Saint-Germain has been working for many years with leading associations in the fight against all forms of discrimination, such as SOS Homophobie, which carries out prevention work in academy and pre-academy centres, Sportitude, SOS Racisme and Licra, which works with the club and its supporters.<\/p>\n ‘The club intends to further strengthen its prevention work in the fight against homophobia and will be meeting all its partners in the next few days on this essential subject.’<\/p>\n Meanwhile,\u00a0French sports minister Amelie Oudea Castera had called on the Ligue 1 champions to identify the perpetrators and suggested PSG should make a formal legal complaint against their fans responsible for homophobic chants<\/p>\n ‘It is unthinkable to remain deaf to such hateful and homophobic chants in our stands,’ Oudea Castera said on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n ‘Yesterday, these chants spoiled the party at the Parc. They must be eradicated from our stadiums as a matter of urgency.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Achraf Hakimi has also been summoned by the LFP over alleged homophobic chanting<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PSG players went to celebrate the win under\u00a0the Virage Auteuil stand, where the club\u2019s ultras are based<\/p>\n ‘I made sure last night that a firm response was forthcoming.<\/p>\n ‘I invite PSG to lodge a complaint to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice so that they can be removed from the stadiums.’<\/p>\n PSG are next in action on Saturday, away to Clermont Foot.<\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n