Global InformationHamraoui case information
The Hamraoui case (French: Affaire Hamraoui) refers to the November 2021 assault of French footballer Kheira Hamraoui, the speculation involved, the response of her team Paris Saint-Germain Féminine, and the ongoing criminal investigation.
On 4 November 2021, Hamraoui was being driven home by teammate Aminata Diallo. Two masked men stopped the car and dragged Hamraoui from it, beating her on the legs.[1] Suspected attackers have been arrested over the course of investigation, as has Diallo on two occasions.[2] Diallo, who had become Hamraoui's substitute when they rejoined the club, was quickly suspected of having arranged the attack; Diallo, of West African descent, denied being part of the attack and claimed that racial prejudice was involved in the suspicion.[3] Subsequently, ethnic conflict seemed to arise when some Paris Saint-Germain teammates of African and Caribbean descents (Kadidiatou Diani, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore) sided against Hamraoui, excluding her in the dressing room and encouraging the team's fans to send support to Diallo and hate to Hamraoui.[4] The staff of the club increasingly sidelined Hamraoui during the remainder of her time with them, and did not try to quell the fan hate; Hamraoui felt that the club itself favoured Diallo and wanted Hamraoui to be unhappy so that she would leave.[5][6] Both players left the club at the end of their contracts: Diallo in 2022 and Hamraoui in 2023.
- ^ "PSG assault case: Police turn attention to Hamraoui's former partner". MARCA. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Aminata Diallo: Former Paris St-Germain midfielder re-arrested over attack on fellow player". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Kheira Hamraoui reinstated at PSG amid assault scandal". Le Monde. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "PSG Midfielder Hamraoui Shares Cryptic Message On Shirt After Match". Her Sport. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Hamraoui leaves PSG with 'head held high' after assault". France 24. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.