Ligue 1 football match Dijon and Amiens interrupted after racist chants

Ligue 1: The Match Dijon-Amiens Interrupted a Few Minutes after Racist Cries

Prince Gouano, the captain of Amiens, was the victim of racist cries during the match against Dijon, Friday 12th April. The world of football condemns, the author was arrested. After Italy and England, France: the match of Ligue 1 between Dijon and Amiens was interrupted several minutes Friday because of racist cries aimed at a black Amiens player, last manifestation […]

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Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, at the exit of the Palais de l'Elysées, September 20, 2019.

Penalise Clubs for Homophobic and Racist Songs: Possible but Not Enough

Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu has reopened an old debate this weekend by “judging inadmissible” the songs heard during the last clasico “PSG-OM” in Paris. Should football clubs be penalised when tribunes play homophobic or racist songs? In France, sanctions are theoretically possible but very little applied and actors also plead for the dialogue and awareness of supporters. Sports Minister […]

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