In order to show its solidarity with Ukraine, invaded by Russia, the Stade de Reims decided to enter the field five minutes after Monaco, at the Louis-II stadium, thus delaying the kick-off of the League match. 1 scheduled at 1 p.m. Jean-Pierre Caillot, at the microphone of Prime Video, justified wanting “symbolically show that we are in total disagreement” with the war led by Russia, while the club has a Ukrainian player, Tanya Romanenko, in its women’s section. “I have always considered a football match to be a celebration and that we do not play politics, but considering what is happening in Ukraine… I am aware that it is a symbolic action but, we have to put our little stone in the building. »
Caillot, also president of the L1 college in the League, clarified that he had warned the leaders of AS Monaco, owned by Russian billionaire Dimitri Rybolovlev, at the last moment. The President of Reims recalling that he had “lots of respect for Oleg Petrov”its Monegasque counterpart.
