Overview
- Screenshots showed the PSG keeper had liked an Instagram post linked to the Rassemblement National, prompting a swift backlash before he removed the interaction.
- In a 4 a.m. Instagram story, Chevalier said he does not share the post’s politics, called the like inadvertent, and apologized, saying the episode tarnished his and his family’s reputation.
- Éric Ciotti publicly offered full support and condemned racist insults he said targeted Chevalier, citing messages referencing so‑called anti‑white slurs.
- PSG worked to cool tempers as members of the Collectif Ultras Paris voiced indignation and some supporters called for a boycott or even the player’s departure in favor of Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- The incident follows Chevalier’s high‑profile €40 million summer move and recent France call‑ups, factors that have intensified scrutiny of his public actions.