Paris Foot Gay

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Full nameParis Foot Gay
Nickname(s)Les Gays
Short namePFG
Founded2003
Dissolved2015

Paris Foot Gay (abbreviated to PFG) was an amateur, local league football club from Paris, the capital of France. The team was made up of around 30% homosexual players.[ when? ][ citation needed ] It was founded in 2003 and dissolved in 2015.

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From 2007 onwards, the club was in a partnership with Paris Saint-Germain, the city's sole top-flight club. Vikash Dhorasoo, a heterosexual former French international and PSG player, was formerly the club's patron. [1] Alain Cayzac, PSG's president at the time of the deal, became PFG's honorary president in 2010. [2]

Charter

Jean-Louis Triaud, President of Girondins de Bordeaux of Ligue 1, signs the charter on 14 October 2010. Signature de la Charte avec le president des Girondins de Bordeaux Jean Louis Triaud.jpg
Jean-Louis Triaud, President of Girondins de Bordeaux of Ligue 1, signs the charter on 14 October 2010.

In addition to its team, the club had the goal of combatting homophobia in football and wider society. It composed a charter, which was ratified by nine professional clubs. The first club to sign it was Paris Saint-Germain, the capital's sole top-flight club, on 5 September 2007. The two clubs agreed on a partnership in the same deal. [4] On 29 November 2012, Nice, the third signee (since 7 November 2009), were struck from the agreement following homophobic chanting by their fans against their rival, Bastia. [5] Paris' City Council signed the charter on 31 May 2011. [6]

Créteil Bébel incident

On 4 October 2009, Créteil Bébel, a Créteil-based club composed entirely of practicing Muslims, refused to play PFG due to their religious convictions. [7] Bébel were permanently expelled from the local football association as a result. [8]

Dissolution

The club announced in September 2015 that it would stop operations. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Homophobie : Le Paris Foot Gay dénonce le silence de l'OGC Nice". 29 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alain Cayzac président d'honneur du Paris Foot Gay". www.leparisien.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Les Girondins de Bordeaux signent la Charte contre l'homophobie dans le football". 14 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain". 25 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Homophobie : Le Paris Foot Gay dénonce le silence de l'OGC Nice". 29 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Contre l'homophobie dans le foot". 31 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Muslim team banned after refusing to play gay team". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  8. ↑ Le Monde, 6 October 2009: Un club musulman refuse a jouer contre le Paris Foot Gay (A Muslim club refuses to play against Paris Foot Gay)
  9. ↑ "Paris Foot Gay : pourquoi le club met fin à l'aventure". leparisien.fr (in French). 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2021-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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