Referee suspends Ligue 1 clash due to homophobic chants

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Phil Costa·28 August 2019

Wednesday’s Ligue 1 clash between Nice and Marseille was temporarily suspended due to the emergence of homophobic chants and banners.

Referee Clément Turpin paused the game after 27 minutes, resuming play 10 minutes later after every banner was removed.

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Acte 2 : « LFP/instance : des parcages plein pour des stades plus gay ». Cette fois, ça ne joue plus #OGCNOM
– Wednesday, 28 August 2019

One sign made reference to the word ‘pedale’, which means ‘pedal’ and is a derogatory term for a gay person.

A second banner read: “Full stands for a more gay stadium.”

Youcef Atal looks on as the Nice-Marseille match is stopped by the ref due to homophobic chants from the home crowd
– Wednesday, 28 August 2019

This comes just one week after a Ligue 2 game between Nancy and Le Mans was suspended shortly before half-time.