FC Bayern has apologized to Paris Saint-Germain boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi for posters of his fans in the most recent Champions League game. “The club would like to make it clear that these posters were not approved by FC Bayern and do not reflect its position,” it said in a message of the German football record champions.
Munich supporters held up banners during the match against PSG (1-0) in the arena on Tuesday evening, on which Al-Khelaifi was described, among other things, as a plutocrat, i.e. a ruler because of his wealth. In addition, the quote “Le foot c’est moi” (Football is me) has compared him to the absolutist French Sun King Louis
Khelaifi combines several positions in one person
The Bayern fans recalled that the influential Al-Khelaifi holds several positions in international football: He is not only president in Paris, but also head of the European club association ECA and a member of the UEFA executive committee. He is also a minister in Qatar and head of the media group BeIN Sports, which, among other things, holds broadcast rights for the Champions League. “Fuck off” was read on a poster in the direction of Al-Khelaifi in the Munich south curve. Next to it, the fans showed a banner with the crossed-out portrait of the influential football and sports official.
“FC Bayern would like to apologize if its opponents and their representatives are personally addressed in this manner and tone in its stadium and feel insulted as a result,” the club wrote. The posters are “not in line with the good and long-standing relationship between the two clubs. The tone of these posters also contradicts the style of FC Bayern and the respectful treatment that the club maintains with its international partners.”
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