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Parisian supporters stationed in the Auteuil stand also displayed two large black banners against the Mayor of Paris.
Paris SG Ultras chanted again “Hidalgo Resigns” Ahead of the Champions League match against Real Sociedad at the Parc des Princes, the day after the complaint was made public by the mayor and the City of Paris for sexist and homophobic insults during the match against Lille. Placed in the Auteuil stand, these supporters displayed two large black banners that read: “Hidalgo get out, pack up, you’re making us very angry”. Then they sang “Hidalgo Resigns”. A way to fight the refusal of the mayor of Paris to sell the Parc des Princes to the club.
But unlike on Saturday, before and during the match against Lille in Ligue 1, when the speaker had to speak to calm them down, the supporters did not hurl insults at the councillor. On Tuesday, Paris City indicated it had taken legal action after homophobic chants and sexual abuse from PSG ultras targeting Anne Hidalgo. She will, further, file a complaint in his name for “public humiliation” Along with the constitution of the civil party and the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League (LFP) will also be confiscated.
On Thursday, PSG president Nasser El-Khelaifi said he wanted to leave the Parc des Princes after Paris Town Hall refused to sell him the venue. The Parisian club, with City holding a thirty-year long lease until the end of 2043, considers the acquisition of the stadium essential to carry out its expansion project to 60,000 seats, up from around 48,000 at present. The situation is becoming tense due to continuous blockage of files for months.
