The Idrissa Gueye case is still far from being closed. The PSG midfielder will have to answer for his choice not to have wanted to play on Saturday against Montpellier, while his club, like all those in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, wore flocking in support of the LGBT cause. He received, Tuesday, May 17, a letter from the National Council of Ethics (CNE) of the French Football Federation, which does not have disciplinary powers, and which requests explanations around this controversy.
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“This absence Saturday in Montpellier is very widely interpreted as a refusal to participate in this operation to raise awareness and fight against discrimination“, writes the CNE. “One of two things, either these assumptions are unfounded and we invite you without delay to express yourself in order to silence these rumorscontinues the letter signed Patrick Anton, president of the CNE. Either these rumors are true. In this case, we ask you to be aware of the scope of your gesture and the very serious error committed.“.
The Senegalese player missed the meeting in Hérault on Saturday for “personal reasons“explained the Parisian club on Monday, describing it as”individual decision“this package while the midfielder was not injured and made the trip with the rest of the team.
“The fight against the discrimination to which the different minorities are subject, whatever they may be, is an essential and constant fight.”
The Ethics Council of the French Football Federationin a letter addressed to Idrissa Gueye
“For example, we invite you to accompany your message with a photo of you wearing the jersey in question.“, insists the letter from the CNE.
Idrissa Gueye had received the support of Senegalese President Macky Sall on Tuesday. “Their religious convictions must be respected” had posted the head of state on Twitter. “The fight against the discrimination to which the various minorities are subject, whatever they may be, is an essential and constant fight.“, underlines for its part the CNE.