Toulouse players left out after refusing to take part in rainbow campaign

Toulouse: French soccer club excludes players after they refuse to participate in anti-homophobia campaign

By Zayn Nabbi and Stephanie Halasz, CNN French soccer team Toulouse did not select several players for its Ligue 1 game against Nantes on Sunday after they refused to participate in a league wide anti-homophobia campaign. “Some players of the professional squad have expressed their disagreement regarding the association of their image with the rainbow colors representing the LGBT movement,” Toulouse FC said in a statement Sunday. “Although respe…

Toulouse: French soccer club excludes players after they refuse to participate in anti-homophobia campaign

French soccer team Toulouse did not select several players for its Ligue 1 game against Nantes on Sunday after they refused to participate in a league wide anti-homophobia campaign.

Several Toulouse players on Sunday refused to take part in an anti-homophobic campaign during a match against Nantes.

Toulouse players left out of squad after refusal to offer LGBT support

Ligue 1 players were asked to wear rainbow-coloured numbers but Toulouse’s Zakaria Aboukhlal was one to opt out and said: ‘Respect extends to my beliefs’

Soccer-Toulouse players left out after refusing to take part in rainbow campaign

(Reuters) - Several Toulouse players were withdrawn from the squad for Sunday's Ligue 1 game against Nantes after they refused to have their names associated with a league-wide gesture of support against homophobia, the club said. Read full story

Toulouse players left out after refusing to take part in rainbow campaign

Several Toulouse players were withdrawn from the squad for Sunday's Ligue 1 game against Nantes after they refused to have their names associated with a league-wide gesture of support against homophobia, the club said."Some players from the professional squad have expressed their disagreement with the ass