Photo Occasional | PSG
Photo credit: Pipo Bajo on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.
If my high school French is correct, this banner reads “United against violence, racism and homophobia!”. The photo was apparently taken last autumn, and it seems it didn’t have much effect on a certain faction of PSG’s fans.
After all, this is the same stadium where the notorious Boulogne Boys earlier this month unveiled a banner reading “Paedophiles, unemployed and inbred: Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis”, something that has led to their official dissolution by PSG under an anti-hooliganism rule.
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Who are these people and what have they done with the REAL PSG fans?
Similar banners appeared in most/all of the Ligue 1 grounds this season as part of a national campaign in the wake of a number of recent incidents in and around grounds. You will note that the logos displayed are those of advocacy organisations, and not of the club or any of the well known PSG supporter groups.
And PSG have been banned from next season’s Coupe de la Ligue as punishment for the offensive banner Tom mentions above. That will cost the club some money, but is nowhere near as potentially disasterous as the points deduction that could have been applied, given that PSG are still in the last relegation place with three matches left.
I think PSG fans got their heads scrambled with all their losing this season – this is nuts.
That’s one way to get your message across.
Well it certainly stands out heh.