October 31 – Paris St Germain will have to partially close a stand at their Parc des Princes stadium when they host Toulouse on November 22 after being sanctioned over homophobic chanting during a match earlier this month.
The LFP brought action against the French champions after abusive chanting at the October 20 game against Strasbourg.
The chants, mainly from PSG’s hardcore ‘ultras’ fan base, lasted around 10 minutes and were directed against Marseille ahead of clash between the arch-rivals last weekend, which PSG won 3-0.
The abuse was directed at Marseille’s French international Adrien Rabiot who played for PSG between 2012 and 2019 before joining Marseille on a free transfer in September after being released by Juventus.
Last season, PSG was ordered by the LFP to close the ultras’ stand for one game over a similar incident.
French sports minister Gil Averous announced last week that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches might be suspended or halted completely if there are further incidents of homophobic chants or violence.
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