{"id":1091677,"date":"2022-05-18T14:33:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/18\/cheikhou-kouyate-ismaila-sarr-spark-fury-at-their-clubs-by-backing-idrissa-gueye-for-refusing-to-play-in-lgbtq-rainbow-colours\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T14:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:33:28","slug":"cheikhou-kouyate-ismaila-sarr-spark-fury-at-their-clubs-by-backing-idrissa-gueye-for-refusing-to-play-in-lgbtq-rainbow-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/18\/cheikhou-kouyate-ismaila-sarr-spark-fury-at-their-clubs-by-backing-idrissa-gueye-for-refusing-to-play-in-lgbtq-rainbow-colours\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheikhou Kouyate &#038; Ismaila Sarr Spark Fury At Their Clubs By Backing Idrissa Gueye For &#8216;Refusing To Play In LGBTQ Rainbow Colours&#8217; |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cheikhou Kouyate and\u00a0Ismaila Sarr have sparked fury at their clubs Crystal Palace and Watford after appearing to back Senegal team-mate Idrissa Gueye for allegedly refusing to wear rainbow colours for\u00a0PSG.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gueye, who is a devout muslim, came under fire after he failed to feature in PSG&#8217;s 4-0 win over Montpellier, where players wore special shirts in an expression of solidarity to mark the upcoming International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, on Tuesday May 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed his absence was due to &#8216;personal reasons&#8217; and not because of an injury, with\u00a0French outlet RMC Sport reporting that he did not want to represent PSG in the rainbow colours.<\/p>\n<p>And former\u00a0Everton\u00a0star Gueye has now seemingly been backed by\u00a0Kouyate and Sarr, who both play with the midfielder for the Senegal national team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sarr posted a picture of himself standing next to Gueye on Instagram, with a fist emoji, three heart emojis and the words: &#8216;100 per cent&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And Gueye&#8217;s fellow midfielder Kouyate also uploaded a photo of himself with the 32-year-old on the social media platform, calling him &#8216;a real man&#8217;, and adding &#8216;we wholeheartedly support you brother&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_home_topstory\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: rgb(17, 97, 142); font-weight: bold;\"><br \/>\nRead Full Story &#8230;.<br \/>\nDailymail.co.uk >>><br \/>\n<\/span> : \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: Dailymail.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. 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