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Five Toulouse players 'REFUSE to play against Nantes today in protest at Ligue 1's campaign against homophobia' that would have seen them wear rainbow colours... a year after Everton star Idrissa Gueye 'took a similar stance for PSG'

Five Toulouse players have reportedly refused to play against Nantes on Sunday in protest at Ligue 1's campaign to combat homophobia.

All fixtures in the French top flight this weekend have been dedicated to the league's initiative against homophobia, with the numbers on the back of players' shirts in rainbow colours.

However, according to La Depeche du Midi, many members of Toulouse's squad expressed their disapproval of the campaign to manager Philippe Montanier and revealed they didn't want to play as a result.

The report stated the five players were Zakaria Aboukhlal, Moussa Diarra, Fares Chaibi, Logan Costa and Said Hamulic, with Aboukhlal and Hamulic outright refusing to wear the shirts.