Uproar in Paris
“Unacceptable!” Outrage over banner at CL match
In addition to the sporting disappointment at Paris Saint-Germain, there was also outrage on Wednesday evening over a huge pro-Palestine banner that had been rolled out at the Princes Park stadium in Paris. A few minutes before kick-off, PSG fans had rolled out the banner with the words "Free Palestine" and the slogan "War on the pitch, but peace in the world".
The banner also showed a fighter, possibly from Hamas, and a child wrapped in a Lebanese flag.
"If we have to, there will be sanctions"
"I will demand explanations from Paris-Saint-Germain, this is unacceptable," France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told Sud Radio. "Either they will be able to ban this kind of thing, or there will be a ban on the banners. And, if necessary, there will be sanctions."
PSG apparently knew nothing about it
As PSG told the newspaper "Le Parisien", the club had "no knowledge of the plan to present such a message". The club "recalls that the Parc des Princes is - and must remain - a place of community around a shared passion for soccer and firmly rejects any message of a political nature in its stadium."
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