Rainbow numbers to commemorate World Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, celebrated this Tuesday, May 17. Photo: AFP
The Senegalese midfielder of Paris Saint-Germain Idrissa Gueye He refused to wear the shirt with the colors of the LGTBI ++ flag worn by the Parisian team on Saturday in the match against Montpellier, according to French station France Info.
All the players, including Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Achraf Hakimi or Sergio Ramos, wore their shirts numbered dorsal in rainbow colors on the occasion of World Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, which is celebrated today Tuesday, May 17.
Gueye, 32, followed the game from the stands of the stadium after disappearing on the call where he first appeared.
Presnel Kimpembe lifted Idrissa Gueye into the air. Photo: Reuters
The technical director, Mauricio Pochettino, made sure the footballer did not have any physical problems, but he did not play the game for “a personal reason”, which did not sit well with the Argentine coach, according to French media.
PSG declined to comment at official level, but sources from the entity told the EFE agency that “The club and its players, along with its stars, are extremely proud to wear that shirt”.
Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María and Marco Verrat wore anti -homophobia shirts as their teammates against Montpellier. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
“This is an issue that can be resolved internally,” the sources clarify.
.Last season, Gueye avoided the match in which PSG supported the LGTBI ++ movement by wearing a similar shirt, claiming he suffered gastroenteritis.
Source: EFE
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