PSG Supporters Voice Anti-LGBTQ Songs For Adrien Rabiot

JAKARTA - The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans sang the anti-LGBTQ chant at the Parc des Princes while hosting Starsbourg in the eighth week of Ligue 1, Sunday, October 20, 2024, WIB.

The song was aimed at firing at former PSG player, Adrien Rabiot, who moved to Marseille.

Les Parisiens will meet Marseille in the ninth week of Ligue 1, 28 October 2024.

Rabiot is a former PSG player who appeared more than 200 times from 2012 to 2019. However, his move to Marseille was considered a betrayal.

However, Ligue 1 condemned the chant. Through an official statement, the league said PSG supporters were acting discriminatoryly.

"The latest discriminatory singing sung by supporters of Paris Saint-Germain is unacceptable."

"Meanwhile, at the same time, all professional football has sought to ban homophobic behavior and singing in stadiums," read Ligue 1's official statement.

Ligue 1 also said the Disciplinary Committee would investigate the evidence.

Meanwhile, last season several PSG players received a penalty for a ban from competing in one match by the Ligue 1 Disciplinary Committee because the songs mentioned what was directed at Marseille in the match sometimes.

Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, Randal Kolo Muani, and Layvin Kurzawa were recorded as singing insults while celebrating a 4-0 victory over Marseille. The four players apologized.

The match was also marred by similar singings by some PSG fans aimed at the Marseille players.

As a result, the league ordered the closure of the auteuil stands behind one of the goals for two games, including one suspended match.

PSG fans were barred from attending this weekend's match at Stade Velodrome, Marseille, for security reasons given the history of clashes between supporters.

The rivalry between the two clubs was one of the fiercest in French football since the 1990s, when Marseille enjoyed their heyday.

PSG has been financed by QAtar QSI investors since 2011 and has become the most successful and ambitious French club in the country with 12 league titles.

The win is two more titles than those of Marseille and Saint-Etienne.

While Marseille have not won a league since 2010, they still pride themselves on being the only French club to have won the Champions League.