Intense and sometimes tense, the Northern derby between Lille and Lens (2-1) kept all its promises on Friday evening. In the stands, the atmosphere was also very warm for one of the big meetings of the year for the supporters of the two clubs. At the end of the match, the referee had to interrupt the match a few seconds after a projectile was thrown on the Losc side, before play resumed after an announcement from the announcer.
But this Saturday, Rouge Direct, which fights against homophobia in football, denounced a song of a homophobic nature, sung by Lille supporters: “The Lensois are fags, and poor idiots”.
“THE LENSOIS ARE FAGS
AND POOR REMAINERS”
Homophobic crime, just last night #LOSCRCL
Totally predictable.
No stopping of the match, although provided for by the regulations.At the moment when the @LFPfr reduced the little she did against#homophobia
????Tomorrow: #OMPSG pic.twitter.com/0Ljf5opgZq
— Rouge Direct (@RougeDirect) March 30, 2024
In a press release published on of Sports, from which we await the reaction. Demonstrations of homophobia are of course also to be expected tomorrow evening (this Sunday) during the match between OM and PSG: if this is the case, the match stopping procedure must be initiated. »
Rouge Direct continues: “We had already denounced the demonstrations of homophobia by Lille supporters on September 26 and March 2. There was, after our reports, no sanction from the Professional Football League, no complaint filed by the Lille club: in these conditions of total impunity against homophobia in football, why would supporters bother ? Last night’s homophobic chants come as the Professional Football League has just announced the abandonment of rainbow jerseys for May 17, World Day Against Homophobia. A scandalous setback in the fight against homophobia, which also did not cause the Minister of Sports to react, even though the LFP is the delegatee of public services.”
The collective also regretted the lack of reaction at this time from the LFP and the two clubs, and mentioned the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra in another publication on X.
