(AP) Algeria soccer player Youcef Atal, who plays for French Ligue 1 side Nice, apologized Sunday after reportedly reposting and then deleting a video that called for “a black day for Jews.”
French Football Federation President Philippe Diallo said Atal had relayed “appeals for violence.” Diallo said in a statement that he “condemns them with the greatest severity.”
“Hate speech will not be allowed,” Diallo said.
The federation’s ethics committee is taking over the case, he added.
Writing on Instagram, the defender said he understood that his post “shocked several people, which was not my intention.” He apologized.
