Islam Slimani accuses opponent of calling him ‘dirty bastard’

Updated 6:52 p.m .: Added player statements and clarifications

If the final result is enough to make the people of Brest smile, the match in Clermont this Sunday afternoon gave rise to a sadder scene for the Bretons. During the match, won by SB29 in Auvergne (1-3), striker Islam Slimani complained to the fourth referee of having been the target of racist remarks, as reported The Team. The Algerian pointed the finger at a player, without knowing exactly who he was aiming at, saying: “He called me a dirty Arab. »

“There was a bit of chambering and words that were exchanged”

According to journalists from Amazon Prime Video, the Clermontois concerned would be Johan Gastien. On a sequence broadcast by the channel, still relayed by the daily site, the Clermont midfielder seems to react to this accusation by saying: “Comments like that? No no no. »

After the match, the Algerian international spoke in the mixed zone. He did not use the words “dirty Arab”, but “dirty bledard”. “It’s serious to be called a dirty bastard. It’s serious to still hear things like that, ”said Slimani, who confirmed that it came from Gastien.

Asked immediately after the match, Brest captain Franck Honorat told him that he had not heard the offending remarks. “Everyone saw that on the pitch, there was a bit of a fuss and words were exchanged. I haven’t heard words like that. I think that in football, everyone knows that a little vulgar words come out but I was a bit far, I did not hear that, “said the attacking midfielder.