Ligue 1: The minister demands that players who skipped the anti-homophobia campaign be penalised

Although the players' union claims it was «astonished» that its members were requested to do so, France's sports minister has suggested that <strong> Ligue 1</strong> teams could punish players who chose not to participate in a show of support against homophobia.

Players “have to show up” in certain situations, according to Amelie Oudea-Castera.

The National Union of Professional Footballers, though, said that players shouldn’t be required to deliver «collective messages».

Some Toulouse players missed Sunday’s match in Nantes as a result of the problem.

According to a statement from the club, the concerned players «expressed their disagreement with the association of their image with the rainbow colours representing the LGBTQ movement», according to .bbc.com