Lyon’s president said that they would be investigating the incident. In a satisfyingly ironic twist, the men’s team ended up losing the match against Lille at which the banners were displayed.

Lille is not the first European football club to take a stand against anti-woman sentiment, both off and on the pitch. In October, Czech footballers Tomas Koubek and Lukas Vacha were ordered to train with the women’s team after they insulted a female referee by saying that “women belong at the stove” and “should not officiate men’s football”.

Their chief executive at Sparta Prague, Adam Kotalik, said: “The players will spend several days with the club’s female side so they can see women have plenty of worth outside of the kitchen.”

Women are being given free football tickets to apologise for sexist banners