2023-10-26 02:06:56
The sanction fell for Youcef Atal, and it is steep. Guilty of having shared on his Instagram account a publication of an anti-Semitic nature on October 15, calling for a “black day for the Jews” at the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas and which had been the subject of an overture by investigation for “apology of terrorism”, the Nice defender may not see a football field again in 2023.
The League’s disciplinary committee, referred to this matter by the National Ethics Council, and meeting this Wednesday, pronounced a heavy sanction: seven matches firm suspension, starting October 31 at midnight. An expected sanction in a case which has caused a lot of ink to flow.
This will not help the situation of Atal who had already been suspended until further notice by his club.
The player apologized on Instagram, again. “I am aware that my publication shocked several people, which was not my intention, and I apologize for that,” he wrote on Instagram. “I would like to clarify my point of view without any ambiguity: I strongly condemn all forms of violence, anywhere in the world, and I support all victims. I will never support a message of hatred. Peace is an ideal in which I firmly believe. »
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