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Ethics chiefs urge PSG's Gueye to explain absence from anti-homophobia campaign

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye said he did not want to play in PSG's Ligue 1 match at Montpellier on 14 May due to personal reasons. REUTERS - BENOIT TESSIER

French football watchdogs have called on Päris Saint-Germain midfieder Idrissa Gueye to say why he was missing from his side's Ligue 1 match at Montpellier during which the players were required to wear a rainbow jersey in support of the LGBTQI+ movement.

Gueye, 32, was fit for the match but withdrew from the squad for what were described as personal reasons.

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