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In the sixth week of UEFA Champions League Group H, in the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) -Medipol Başakşehir match, the fourth official made a racist statement to assistant coach Pierre Webo, and players from both teams left the field.
After this incident, many soccer players and clubs supported Webo by sharing anti-racist messages on social media.
The match, which was postponed by UEFA until Wednesday, December 9, had a wide response in the French press. Here are those titles released …
THE TEAM
L’Equipe, the leading French sports newspaper, asked Pierre Webo “Why did you say ‘Black’?” brought his words to the headline.
THE FIGARO
Le Figaro, one of France’s political newspapers, used the headline “PSG-Başakşehir was postponed. A referee was accused of using racist expressions … Summary of a night that will be a turning point.”
MARKET FOOT
French soccer website Foot Mercato, while headlining “PSG-Başakşehir match postponed,” presented a wide range of news about what happened in the match.
RELEASE
The country’s famous political daily Liberation announced the events of the match to its readers with the headline “The players left the field after the referee’s racist statements.”
WESTERN FRANCE
Ouest-France of the French press entitled “Historic scandal in Paris! A referee accused of using racist statements” for what happened the night of the event.
THE PARISIAN
Le Parisien, one of the famous newspapers in Paris, was one of the media that gave wide coverage to the party. The site made headlines with the words of French Sports Minister Maracineanu “The strong thing is that both teams are off the field.” Minister Maracineanu expressed that he was pleased with PSG’s support for Başakşehir’s racist response.
RMC SPORTS
RMC Sport, the famous French sports site, highlighted Demba Ba and Mbappé’s reaction to the referee and used the expressions “The exemplary attitude of Demba Ba and Mbappé to stop the match.”
