7 hours agoHe laughed during silence for Israeli-Haams war victims: French Player Seeks Forgiveness
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(3 years ago)The defender of France's national team, Jean-Clair Todibo, has apologised Monday after being seen laughing when France and Holland were holding a minute of silence in honour of war victims between Israel and Hamas and in honour of a teacher killed in France by a suspected extremist. A minute of silence [...]
The defender of France's national team, Jean-Clair Todibo, has apologised Monday after being seen laughing when France and Holland were holding a minute of silence in honour of war victims between Israel and Hamas and in honour of a teacher killed in France by a suspected extremist.
A minute of silence was held before the 2024 European Champions qualifying match, which France won 2:1 against the Netherlands on Friday.
Todibo said he experienced “smiling nervousness”, after French media reported that he was asked by the French Football Federation to explain that action.
Police, soldiers and firefighters at the scene where a teacher was killed during a knife attack at a school in Arras, France, October 13th, 2023.
I don't think I lack respect for these things. I laughed at nervousness, but in no way was I kidding the current state of”, He told reporters Monday prior to France's friendly match against Scotland on Tuesday.
Todibo said he was sitting in the stand-up in the middle of opposing fans.
Someone made fun and I laughed nervously. I didn't make fun of this situation, in any way”, He insisted.
France's coach, Didier Deschamps, said Todibo had met him to apologize, adding that he is “cut” from the controversy.
According to the French newspaper L'Equipe, the French federation had written to the defender of the French club Nica, asking him to explain.
Todibo, who was called by Deschamps to the French national only after Arsenal's defender William Saliba withdrew, did not play against Holland on Friday.
He will be available to the coach for Tuesday's match against Scotland.
More than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel as a result of attacks by the militant group Hamas, whose warriors suddenly entered south of Israel on October 7th to attack Israelite cities.
Israel has surrounded the Gaza Strip and has been carrying out ongoing revenge bombings ever since, killing over 2,700 Palestinians in Gaza./Rel
