(FILES) Nice's Algerian defender Youcef Atal reacts during the UEFA Europa Conference League Group D football match between FC Cologne and OGC Nice in Cologne, on November 3, 2022. The Nice public prosecutor announced on October 16, 2023 the opening of a preliminary investigation for "apology for terrorism" against Atal, suspected of having relayed controversial comments on social networks linked to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas. (Photo by UWE KRAFT / AFP)