Idrissa Gueye

Idrissa Gueye: why did Senegal footballer refuse to wear a PSG shirt featuring a rainbow symbol - and reaction · The Senegalese footballer appears to have ...

The country’s sports minister, Matar Ba, also tweeted to say that Gueye was backed by his country’s people and Ba included a picture of Gueye on pilgrimage to Mecca. His president, Macky Sall, took to Twitter to say he supported Gueye and that the midfielder’s Muslim beliefs must be respected. As it emerged that the former Aston Villa midfielder missed that game because of the required atire, the French Football Federation have reportedly written to Gueye in order for him to clarify his absence.

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa Gueye has been asked by the French soccer federation why he sat out a game in which players wore jerseys ...

“The impact of soccer in society and the way players are role models for those who admire them gives all of us a personal sense of responsibility. "In which case, we ask you to take stock of the impact of your actions and the very serious mistake committed. "We invite you, for example, to accompany your message with a photo of you wearing the jersey in question.

The French Football Federation have written to Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa Gueye in a bid to clarify his reported refusal to wear a shirt with ...

'By refusing to take part in this collective operation, you are effectively validating discriminatory behaviour, and rejection of the other, and not just against the LGBTQI+ community. It's not to promote anything or put aside your beliefs.' For example, we invite you to accompany your message by a photo of yourself wearing said shirt,' the letter reportedly says. Whether it’s skin colour, religion, sexual orientation, or any other difference, all discrimination is based on the same principle which is rejection of the other because they are different from the majority. The fight against discrimination towards different minorities, whoever they might be, is a vital fight for all times. His manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed his absence was due to 'personal reasons' and not because of an injury.

Homophobic chants, often heard at French league matches, have been tolerated for a long time by many club officials, and soccer authorities have struggled to ...

A refusal by Idrissa Gana Gueye to join the fight against homophobia could not remain without sanction!” The French league, however, launched an action plan three years ago allowing spectators to report sexist, homophobic or racist incidents they witness. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the player has not yet commented publicly on the incident.

Senegalese President Macky Sall has asked that the religious convictions of his fellow countryman and Paris Saint-Germain footballer Idrissa Gana Gueye be ...

A refusal by Idrissa Gana Gueye to join the fight against homophobia could not remain without sanction!" "The players of a football club, and those of PSG in particular, are figures of identification for our young people. They have a duty to set an example.

For two seasons in a row French players have been asked to wear shirts with rainbow coloured numbers, but on both occasions Idrissa Gueye has avoided ...

He does not want his image to be used to promote homosexuality. "The fight against discrimination affecting different minorities is a vital and constant fight. Former Senegalese prime minister Abdoul Mbaye also threw his support behind Gueye, saying the PSG player “is not homophobic.

L'Équipe report that the FFF's ethics council have written to Idrissa Gueye after the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder's absence from last weekend's action ...

“By refusing to take part in this collective operation, you are effectively validating discriminatory behaviour, and rejection of the other, and not just against the LGBTQI+ community. For example, we invite you to accompany your message by a photo of yourself wearing said shirt.” Whether it’s skin colour, religion, sexual orientation, or any other difference, all discrimination is based on the same principle which is rejection of the other because they are different from the majority.”

MARTIN SAMUEL: This was always going to happen. Rainbow laces, rainbow numbers, rainbow campaigns. At what point was anyone in football, in sport really, ...

In supporting FvH, you are not only helping to make football a more inclusive and welcoming environment, you are also playing your part in making the society we live in a better place for everyone.’ He was brought up with the belief that homosexuals went to hell and, as a player, was still offensively vocal about it. Except the CFG do not promote that side of their character heavily in Abu Dhabi because, generally, that society does not see tolerance of homosexuality as a virtue. When the City Football Group wanted to open in New York, they encountered a problem. There is pressure for Gueye to face punishment in France, and he is believed to have been asked to explain his actions before the National Council of Ethics of the French Football Federation (FFF). Valerie Pecresse, president of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France and a former government minister, has called for Gueye to be punished for not showing solidarity with the LGBTQ community. The right to adopt a cause, or not. The right to make a statement, or not. And does this apply to all followers of the Muslim faith; or are the FFF relaxed about those who keep their mouths shut and their beliefs private? And this is the strange thing with football. At what point was anyone in football, in sport really, going to stop and appreciate that not everybody in the world thinks like us. That had not changed from a previous survey conducted in 2007, and is unlikely to have changed much since. The team numbers were set out in rainbow colours in support of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.