Paris town hall will take action against the Professional Football League and the courts after insults heard during the PSG-Lille match

Insults were uttered at the Parc des Princes on Saturday against the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, during Paris Saint-Germain’s match against Lille.

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Hostile banners against Anne Hidalgo were also deployed as "Hidalgo kills Paris and its magic" by Parisian supporters, during the match against Lille on February 10.  (JULIEN MATTIA / LE PICTORIUM / MAXPPP)

“The comments heard in the stands on Saturday, insulting and homophobic, have no place in Paris or in the stadiums”wrote on

The deputy in charge of Sport at Paris town hall specified that he wanted to refer the matter to the Professional Football League but also to the courts “so that sanctions can be taken”. Hostile banners against Anne Hidalgo were also deployed as “Hidalgo kills Paris and its magic” by the Collectif Ultra Paris, which criticizes the mayor of Paris for her refusal to sell the stadium to the club. The Ultras Parisiens criticize the mayor of Paris for her refusal to sell the stadium to the club. On Franceinfo Sunday, the Sports Assistant regretted “the climate” current and spoke of a situation which is “pleasant for no one, first of all for PSG supporters”.

“We want the same thing as the supporters, we want PSG to stay at the Parc des Princescontinued Pierre Rabadan. This is where the club was created, grew, made its history.” On Thursday, PSG president Nasser al-Khelaïfi said he wanted to leave the Parc des Princes after the refusal of the Paris Council to sell him the stadium.


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