French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau yesterday criticised the unfurling of a giant “Free Palestine” banner at a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football match, saying it was “unacceptable”, Reuters reported.
However, European football governing body UEFA said the club would not face sanctions.
On Wednesday night, fans from Paris Saint-Germain’s Auteuil Kop group displayed a huge “Free Palestine” banner before their Champions League game against Atletico Madrid, eight days before France play the occupation state of Israel in Paris in a Nations League game. Beneath the banner a separate streamer read: “war on the pitch but peace in the world.”
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