- Nemanja Matic and Ahmed Hassan conceal shirt logo
- Nantes’ Mostafa Mohamed boycotts Montpellier game
What was meant to be a weekend of solidarity against homophobia in Ligue 1 descended into controversy and embarrassment for French football, as players refused to wear campaign symbols, one striker boycotted his team’s match, and a homophobic slur was heard in a stadium tunnel.
The Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic and Le Havre’s Ahmed Hassan both concealed the French league’s anti-homophobia insignia during Saturday’s fixtures.
Continue reading…Nemanja Matic and Ahmed Hassan conceal shirt logoNantes’ Mostafa Mohamed boycotts Montpellier gameWhat was meant to be a weekend of solidarity against homophobia in Ligue 1 descended into controversy and embarrassment for French football, as players refused to wear campaign symbols, one striker boycotted his team’s match, and a homophobic slur was heard in a stadium tunnel.The Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic and Le Havre’s Ahmed Hassan both concealed the French league’s anti-homophobia insignia during Saturday’s fixtures. Continue reading…
