2023-10-01 15:41:15
Ousmane Dembélé, Randal Kolo Muani, Achraf Hakimi and Layvin Kurzawa were filmed singing insulting words towards the Marseillais during the group celebration on September 24 in front of the Auteuil stand at the Parc des Princes, after their 4-0 victory .
They say they “sincerely regret” their words. Parisian players Ousmane Dembélé, Randal Kolo Muani, Achraf Hakimi and Layvin Kurzawa, summoned by the disciplinary committee after offensive chants during PSG-OM, publicly apologized this Sunday, October 1. Last weekend, the four teammates took part in celebrations after the victory (4-0) at the Parc des Princes, marked in particular by insulting chants against the Marseillais.
“We sincerely regret the words we should not have said,” the footballers said on social networks. “We are well aware of the impact of our gestures and our words on the public, particularly the youngest who dream in front of a football match, they continued, and in the future, we will do everything to further respect our duty to set an example.”
Thank you to all our supporters for being present again yesterday in Clermont. Disappointed with the result but proud to still be able to count on you.
A week ago we all celebrated our great victory in the Classic at the Parc des Princes.
After the match, we… pic.twitter.com/en7dBLL7n2— Achraf Hakimi (@AchrafHakimi) October 1, 2023
The club and its four players will be heard at the next meeting of the LFP disciplinary committee, Thursday October 5, the day after the Champions League trip to Newcastle.
Homophobic songs
Furthermore, homophobic chants were sung during this match by Parisian supporters at the Parc des Princes for several minutes. On Monday, the interministerial delegate for the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and anti-LGBT hatred, Olivier Klein, relayed a video of around thirty seconds in which we can hear these supporters singing homophobic chants against players from the Marseille team, saying they were “very shocked” and demanding “sanctions”.
Just like the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who returned to the incident later in the week: “We should have stopped this match. I think that the protocol for stopping matches in the event of homophobic chants, in the event of incitement to hatred, because that is what it is, it is necessary,” said “AOC”.
PSG had indicated that the club “condemns all forms of discrimination, in particular homophobia, and would like to point out that they have their place neither in stadiums nor in society”. Position taken up by coach Luis Enrique on Friday at a press conference. “It’s a subject that generates a bit of controversy. The club, the sports management, the staff, the players, we are all against any type of discrimination.
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