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Ligue 1: No New Signings but a Serious Start for OM.

Summary by France24
For the kickoff of this new Ligue 1 season, the Vélodrome was sold out, a sign that the Marseille fans' affection for their Olympique hasn't completely disappeared despite last season's disastrous campaign. There were, however, a few protest banners, against the new logo, against the new naming rights, and especially against the American owner Frank McCourt, who was present on Friday and who this summer decreed the end of extravagance. As a res…

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For the kickoff of this new Ligue 1 season, the Vélodrome was sold out, a sign that the Marseille fans' affection for their Olympique hasn't completely disappeared despite last season's disastrous campaign. There were, however, a few protest banners, against the new logo, against the new naming rights, and especially against the American owner Frank McCourt, who was present on Friday and who this summer decreed the end of extravagance. As a res…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Present at the Vélodrome for the first Ligue 1 match of the season, Frank McCourt was directly targeted by Marseille fans, while the OM is going through a particularly tense summer.

·Paris, France
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Before the demonstration of the Olympique de Marseille against Strasbourg (4-0) Friday in Ligue 1, the owner of Phocéan Frank McCourt, accompanied by ......

After meeting, this week, sports director Grégory Lorenzi and coach Bruno Genesio, the leaders of the Marseille support groups had an appointment Friday, before OM Strasbourg, with the Olympian staff.

The OM supporters attack Frank McCourt via a hostile banner. The public denounces a total lack of sports ambition for ten years. The club starts its season 2026-2027 without any new recruit recorded. The Vélodrome vibrated a deaf rage before the match against Strasbourg. Fans took out a tarpaulin to shoot Frank McCourt. The American owner is accused of having wasted ten years of sport with massive investments that are not worth anything at all. …

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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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