PSG fans’ ‘Free Palestine’ tifo draws criticism from French minister
Al Jazeera
The Paris club’s ultras fans unfurl a huge banner in support of Palestine and Lebanon during a Champions League match.
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has criticised the unveiling of a giant “Free Palestine” banner by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football fans before their team’s UEFA Champions League match against Atletico Madrid, saying it is “unacceptable”.
Retailleau said he would “demand explanations” from the club after the Paris Ultras Collective (CUP) hard-core fan group unveiled the banner before kickoff at the Parc des Princes stadium on Wednesday.
“I am not ruling out anything,” Retailleau told Sud Radio on Thursday.
“I want to know more and now how this banner came to be unfurled. The Paris police chief (Laurent Nunez) explained what happened. We agreed on a certain number of things but I am demanding accountability,” he added.
The incident came eight days before France hosts Israel in Paris in a UEFA Nations League game.
