"I have made the decision not to take part in today's game," he wrote on Twitter. Toulouse and Morocco defender Zakaria Aboukhlal said he did not want to take part in the game. Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 players were asked this weekend to wear rainbow-coloured numbers on their shirts as a gesture of support ahead of Wednesday's International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. "While respecting the individual choices of its players, and after numerous exchanges, Toulouse Football Club has chosen to leave the said players out of the match." "Some players from the professional squad have expressed their disagreement with the association of their image with the rainbow colours representing the LGBT movement," Toulouse said in a statement. May 14 (Reuters) - Several Toulouse players were withdrawn from the squad for Sunday's Ligue 1 game against Nantes after they refused to have their names associated with a league-wide gesture of support against homophobia, the club said.
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