A PSG player quartet led by Randal Kolo Muani caused a scandal with their hate chants after the 4-0 win over Olympique Marseille. Now the Ligue 1 disciplinary committee has summoned the perpetrators. The ex-Eintracht Frankfurt striker and his colleagues, including two ex-BVB stars, are threatened with a ban.
After the great joy of the 4-0 home win in the prestigious duel against Olympique Marseille on Sunday evening, Paris Saint-Germain could be in for a rude awakening.
Four PSG stars were ordered to report by the Ligue 1 disciplinary committee.
On October 5th, ex-Eintracht striker Randal Kolo Muani, former BVB stars Ousmane Dembélé and Achraf Hakimi as well as Layvin Kurzawa will have to answer for the chants they made together with the PSG ultras (with-) after the success over Marseille. intoned.
This ban threatens Kolo Muani and Co.
There is talk of homophobic chants in the French media. According to the daily newspaper “Le Parisien”, which cites recordings from a TV show, Kolo Muani and Co. are also said to have shouted the chant “Marsellais, nique ta mère” – which in German is equivalent to recommending being sexually active with your own mother to become.
The incident has even brought French politics into the spotlight: Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra condemned the incidents in the strongest possible terms.
If Kolo Muani and Co. are found guilty of their crimes, they will face a ban. A precedent in Ligue 1 goes back to 2011: At that time, Marseille professional Taye Taiwo was suspended for a game after an offensive chant. Fans are also being investigated. If any perpetrators are identified among them, they will face a temporary ban from the stadium, according to Le Parisien.
Kolo Muani scored his first goal for PSG on Sunday. The 24-year-old France international had already made negative headlines at the end of August with his ultimately successful 95 million euro move from Eintracht Frankfurt to PSG.