Two days after Monaco midfielder “Mo” Camara marked his opposition to the day of fight against homophobia, by putting a plaster in place of the rainbow logo on his jersey, Sunday, against Nantes, the club du Rocher spoke officially. Present at a press conference this Tuesday, Thiago Scuro, the general director of AS Monaco, affirmed that the club supported “the action of the League”.
“I called Arnaud Rouger (the general director of the LFP) to apologize on behalf of the club. “Mo” did this for religious reasons. We respect all religions, but we are really very sad about this affair and we do not support him on this, he declared. Are we going to sanction him? We are not going to talk about it publicly, we will resolve this internally. This episode should not tarnish the image of the club, which does a lot of great things. We are really committed to these subjects. A similar case will not happen again next season. »
The club hopes not to be sanctioned
While the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra had requested on Monday that the player and the club be sanctioned after this gesture, Thiago Scuro wanted to untie the two parties. “We hope that doesn’t happen. From my point of view, that wouldn’t be fair. We are not going to check all the players before they enter the field. This episode is not AS Monaco, it was an individual decision. »
And he concludes in a somewhat shaky manner that the club “respects all opinions”. Remember that refusing to wear this rainbow badge amounts to refusing to symbolically participate in the fight against homophobia. However, homophobia is not an opinion but an offense punishable by law.