Paris Foot Gay
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| Full name | Paris Foot Gay |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Les Gays |
| Short name | PFG |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
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.
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
The club announced in September 2015 that it would stop operations.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Homophobie : Le Paris Foot Gay dénonce le silence de l'OGC Nice". 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Alain Cayzac président d'honneur du Paris Foot Gay". www.leparisien.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24.
- ^ "Les Girondins de Bordeaux signent la Charte contre l'homophobie dans le football". 14 August 2010.
- ^ "PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain". 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Homophobie : Le Paris Foot Gay dénonce le silence de l'OGC Nice". 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Contre l'homophobie dans le foot". 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Muslim team banned after refusing to play gay team". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Paris Foot Gay : pourquoi le club met fin à l'aventure". leparisien.fr (in French). 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2021-05-17.