BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhuanet) – Standard Liege fans were condemned for an illustration depicting the decapitation of former captain Steven Defour during a match against Anderlecht, according to media reports on Tuesday.
The banner appeared during the Standard Liege’s Sunday match against bitter rivals Anderlecht, depicting a masked man holding a sword in one hand and Steven Defour's head in the other. The banner was captioned "Red or Dead."
The masked man on the banner was believed to be the image of Jason Voorhees from the horror movie series "Friday The 13th".
The fans of Belgian giants Standard Liege were condemned widely. Belgian foreign affairs minister Didier Reynders called it "stupid, nasty and irresponsible."
This view was echoed by Belgian football officials. Thibault De Gendt, competitions director at the Belgian Football Association, tweeted on social media, "It was disgusting and took place in front of children. We hope never to see this again!"
Bob Madou, the Belgian football federation's communications chief, said this banner was "in bad taste" and "unacceptable to Standard and Anderlecht", adding that the federation will see what they can do about the incident.
(Agencies)
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