Final Up to date: February 10, 2023, 08:25 IST
Former France captain and Manchester United defender Patrice Evra was fined 1,000 euros by a Paris courtroom on Thursday over “homophobic insults” geared toward Paris Saint-Germain in 2019.
His outburst got here within the aftermath of PSG shedding to Manchester United within the Champions League, and a clip of the incident posted by a 3rd social gathering went viral on social media.
Evra made a public apology on the time.
However a criticism of public insults of a homophobic nature was lodged by two teams.
“The phrases of Patrice Evra, which contrasted ‘queers’ with ‘actual males’, present a homophobia commonplace on this planet of soccer,” a lawyer for one of many teams mentioned.
In response to experiences, Evra’s phrases have been: “Paris, you’re queers, you’re queers! Right here, it’s the boys who speak.”
Evra accepted the choice of the courtroom on Thursday.
“The choice places an finish to an exaggerated controversy,” mentioned his lawyer Jerome Boursican.
“Patrice Evra has spoken out actively in opposition to homophobia and reaffirmed his battle in opposition to all types of discrimination”.
PSG on the time had launched the assertion: “We strongly condemn Patrice Evra’s homophobic insults geared toward us, our representatives and former gamers on social media.”
(With inputs from Businesses)
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