Interviewed by Europe 1, Bernard Caiazzo assures that the presidents of football clubs are aware that action must be taken to fight homophobia in stadiums. But he also calls for caution not to turn the fans.

REACTION

New football match, and new match interruption due to homophobic insults. Friday night, the match between PSG Metz (2-02) was interrupted in the 24th minute after the deployment of a banner by ultra Lorraine. The club bosses decided to take over the problem. Bernard Caiazzo, president of AS Saint-Etienne, announced Friday that a meeting bringing together club leaders would take place soon on the subject. "You have to work, think, see what are the best solutions," explained the Greens boss at Europe 1.

"You can not ask football club presidents to solve societal problems"

However, Bernard Caiazzo calls for caution. "We are all, of course, against all forms of racism, homophobia etc. Now, we can not ask the presidents, the club football leaders to solve the problems of society that can not be solved. in the street but that should be resolved in the stadiums, "said the president of the ASSE.

The man also calls not to turn the fans, already upset by the many travel bans and the impossibility of using smoke in the stands. "You have to treat the subject, you have to deal with it seriously, you have to mobilize, that's for sure, but be careful not to be counter-productive, with a certain number of measures that make you create the opposite reaction. ", warns Bernard Caiazzo.