The annual awareness campaign has been received with resistance in recent years, with some players citing religious beliefs for choosing not to participate.
Nantes and the 27 -year -old Egypt striker Mostafa Mohamed withdrew from his team’s relegation against Montpellier on the last day of the season.
“I believe in mutual respect – the respect we owe to others, but also the respect we owe to ourselves and our beliefs. For me, there are deeply rooted values linked to my formation and my beliefs that make my participation difficult in this initiative,” said Mohamed, from Nantes, on Instagram before departure.
Last season, Monaco’s midfielder Mohamed Camara, 25, was banned to four matches To record an anti-homophobia logo on your shirt.
Some players from Toulouse lost a match in 2023 with the club saying that “they expressed their disagreement with the association of their image with the colors of the arc representing the LGBT movement.”
