Mike Maignan will not be an honorary citizen of Udine. The decision was made by the City Council which rejected the proposal of Mayor Alberto Felice De Toni who had supported the decision. The first citizen of the Friulian city had spoken out after the ugly events of Udinese-Milan, when some fans directed racist insults at the Rossoneri goalkeeper. A gesture that the goalkeeper did not like at all, first he warned the referee, then, he left the field.
The incident sparked controversy and debates in the world of Italian football, with many players showing their closeness to the Frenchman. After the controversy, the mayor of Udine proposed to make the twenty-eight-year-old an honorary citizen of the city. The proposal, however, was rejected by the City Council with the votes of only the majority which were not sufficient, three quarters of the councilors' votes were required. The right-wing minority instead voted compactly against the proposal of Mayor Alberto Felice De Toni, head of a left-wing administration.
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