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Frances top soccer league was caught up in storm on Monday after several players refused to take part in a gesture of support against homophobia at the weekend...
The French Professional League (LFP), the sports domestic governing body, had called for Ligue 1 players to wear a shirt with a rainbow-coloured number on the back at this weekends matches ahead of Wednesdays International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia...
The National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) said it was not up to the players to convey collective messages..
His Stade Rennais counterpart Bruno Genesio said that while he was against any kind of discrimination, he was not sure it was a good idea to organise a day against homophobia...
At last years World Cup in Qatar, world governing body FIFA threatened seven European teams with sanctions if they wore the One Love armband symbolising diversity and tolerance..
