Paris Foot Gay (abbreviated to PFG) was an amateur, local league football club from Paris, the capital of France. The team was made up of around 30% homosexual players.[when?][citation needed] It was founded in 2003 and dissolved in 2015.
| Full name | Paris Foot Gay |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Les Gays |
| Short name | PFG |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
From 2007 onwards, the club was in a partnership with Paris Saint-Germain, the city's sole top-flight club. Vikash Dhorasoo, a heterosexual former French international and PSG player, was formerly the club's patron.[1] Alain Cayzac, PSG's president at the time of the deal, became PFG's honorary president in 2010.[2]
![Jean-Louis Triaud, President of Girondins de Bordeaux of Ligue 1, signs the charter on 14 October 2010.[3]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Signature_de_la_Charte_avec_le_pr%C3%A9sident_des_Girondins_de_Bordeaux_Jean_Louis_Triaud.jpg/200px-Signature_de_la_Charte_avec_le_pr%C3%A9sident_des_Girondins_de_Bordeaux_Jean_Louis_Triaud.jpg)
In addition to its team, the club had the goal of combatting homophobia in football and wider society. It composed a charter, which was ratified by nine professional clubs. The first club to sign it was Paris Saint-Germain, the capital's sole top-flight club, on 5 September 2007. The two clubs agreed on a partnership in the same deal.[4] On 29 November 2012, Nice, the third signee (since 7 November 2009), were struck from the agreement following homophobic chanting by their fans against their rival, Bastia.[5] Paris' City Council signed the charter on 31 May 2011.[6]
On 4 October 2009, Créteil Bébel, a Créteil-based club composed entirely of practicing Muslims, refused to play PFG due to their religious convictions.[7] Bébel were permanently expelled from the local football association as a result.[8]
The club announced in September 2015 that it would stop operations.[9]
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