Paris Foot Gay Explained

Clubname:Paris Foot Gay
Fullname:Paris Foot Gay
Nickname: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. 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

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.[3] 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.[4] Paris' City Council signed the charter on 31 May 2011.[5]

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.[6] Bébel were permanently expelled from the local football association as a result.[7]

Dissolution

The club announced in September 2015 that it would stop operations.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Homophobie : Le Paris Foot Gay dénonce le silence de l'OGC Nice. 29 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Alain Cayzac président d'honneur du Paris Foot Gay . www.leparisien.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112156/http://www.leparisien.fr/abo-paris/alain-cayzac-president-d-honneur-du-paris-foot-gay-15-05-2010-922392.php . 2013-12-24.
  3. Web site: PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain. 25 June 2023 .
  4. Web site: Homophobie : Le Paris Foot Gay dénonce le silence de l'OGC Nice. 29 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Contre l'homophobie dans le foot. 31 May 2011 .
  6. Web site: Muslim team banned after refusing to play gay team. 2021-11-24. FOX Sports. en-US.
  7. [Le Monde]
  8. Web site: 2015-09-30. Paris Foot Gay : pourquoi le club met fin à l'aventure. 2021-05-17. leparisien.fr. fr-FR.