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Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye has been ordered by the
French football federation's ethics board to answer accusations he 🌧️ missed a game to
avoid wearing a rainbow jersey in support of the LGBTQI+ movement.
In this file photo
taken on 🌧️ December 17, 2024 Paris Saint-Germain's Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye
gives an interview at the Ooredoo Training Centre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
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The Senegal international was absent for Saturday's 4-0 win over Montpellier
in Ligue 1 for "personal reasons" rather than injury, 🌧️ according to coach Mauricio
Pochettino.
Gueye must "issue a public apology" or say the rumours he refused to take
part in 🌧️ French football's fight against homophobia are "unfounded", according to a
letter seen Wednesday by AFP addressed to the player.
He also 🌧️ missed a match last year
on a day dedicated to raising awareness against discrimination.
"This absence (against
Montpellier)... is very widely 🌧️ interpreted as a refusal to participate," wrote the
FFF's ethics board.
"One of two things, either the hypotheses are unfounded and 🌧️ we
invite you to immediately express yourself in order to silence these rumours," the
letter continued.
"Or the rumours are true. 🌧️ In this case we ask you to be aware of the
impact of your actions and the very serious error 🌧️ committed."
"In refusing to take part
in this collective initiative you are validating discriminatory behaviour... and not
only against the LGBTQI+ 🌧️ community," it added.
Gueye on Tuesday received the support of
Senegal's President Macky Sall.
"I support Idrissa Gana Gueye. His religious beliefs
🌧️ must be respected," he wrote on Twitter.
(AFP)
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