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Fighting racism in football in France is an ongoing issue and the French Football Federation (FFF) condemns all forms of discrimination through its \u2018Stop Violence and Discrimination<\/em>\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n The FFF provides an official \u2018I’ll Report<\/em>\u2019 platform for reporting any reprehensible behaviour, which is then handled by its disciplinary committees.<\/p>\n The FFF also provides an educational programme on \u2018Combating Racism and Antisemitism<\/em>\u2019 on its website at \u2018www.fff.fr\u2019.<\/p>\n In addition to these resources of the FFF, legal support and advice is available by contacting the specialised unit of \u2018SOS Racisme<\/em>\u2019, which is an international movement of anti-racist Non-Governmental Orgainsations, whose website is at \u2018sos-racism.org\u2019.<\/p>\n During a NIKE U18 Cup Quarter Final match between the French Football Clubs Olympique de Marseille and Stade de Reims on 8 March 2026, racist insults and monkey chants were directed at Marseille players, which the FFF condemned \u201cin the strongest possible terms<\/em>\u201d in a statement issued on 10 March 2026.<\/p>\n A report on these incidents was filed by the FFF with the Public Prosecutors Office and the relevant FFF disciplinary committees were also notified to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken. The FFF also offered its support to the players, who were the victims of the racist and discriminatory insults.<\/p>\n Marseille also issued a condemnatory statement on 9 March 2026 in the following terms:<\/p>\n