Football Ligue 1 – Reims delays kick-off in Monaco in support of Ukraine
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Stade de Reims, which was to start its match against Monaco this Sunday at Louis II at 1 p.m., arrived on the pitch 5 minutes late as a sign of support for Ukraine.
The president of the Stade de Reims decided that his team was going to mark the coup after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and this materialized by entering the field of Monaco a few minutes late this Sunday. At the microphone of Prime Video, which broadcasts this Ligue 1 meeting, Jean-Pierre Caillot justified this demonstration. ” “I have always considered that a football match was a party, but it had to happen in Ukraine, we wanted to symbolically show our disagreement. I am aware that it is a symbolic action, but, we must put our little stone in the building “Said the manager of the Champagne club, who pointed out that he had informed his Monegasque counterparts only at the last moment. As a reminder, AS Monaco is owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
the @StadeDeReims decided to symbolically delay the kick-off of the match against @AS_Monaco as a sign of support for the Ukrainian people in the face of the Russian invasion – The match will therefore start later 🇺🇦#FBsport @LFPfr @Ligue1UberEats #ASMSDR pic.twitter.com/tWPaOrTPvR
— France Blue | Reims Stadium (@FBStadedeReims) February 27, 2022