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Marseille president’s corruption rant sparks backlash from French soccer federation, referees

  • Marseille President Pablo Longoria accused French referees of corruption after his team lost 3-0 at Auxerre, claiming that refereeing has harmed his club.
  • Philippe Diallo, President of the French Soccer Federation, condemned Longoria's remarks, calling them defamatory, unacceptable, and reprehensible.
  • The referee's union, SAFE, announced plans to take legal action for defamation against Longoria's accusations regarding referee integrity.
  • Marseille's coach, Roberto De Zerbi, described the red card given to player Derek Cornelius as scandalous and criticized the referee's performance during the match.
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Marseille president’s corruption rant sparks backlash from French football federation, referees

The French football federation president is joining forces with the country’s referees after Marseille president Pablo Longoria accused them of being corrupt in a bitter rant that followed his team’s 3-0 loss at Auxerre in the French league.

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Marseille president's corruption rant sparks backlash from French soccer federation, referees

The French soccer federation president is joining forces with the country's referees after Marseille president Pablo Longoria accused them of being corrupt in a bitter rant that followed his team's

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The French referees are going to denounce the president of the Marseille Olympian for speaking of corruption: "A limit has been crossed"

The tension with the arbitration in football is also felt in the French league.The last chapter, as reported this Sunday by the newspaper L'Equipe, is starred by the French referees who are going to witness a complaint before the courts against the president of the Marseille Olympian for defamation.This Saturday, the marsellés team, second in the classification, lost by 3-0 in front of the Auxerre, which caused the president of the club, Pablo L…

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Marseille president rocks Ligue 1: “It's a championship of m... Authentic corruption”

Pablo Longoria attacks refereeing the match against Auxerre

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Marseille president Longoria: “If Super League calls, we’re leaving Ligue 1” - News

Marseille president Pablo Longoria slams Ligue 1 referees after a 3-0 loss to Auxerre, hinting that the club could join the Super League if invited.

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"Inadmissible and unacceptable": FFF President Philippe Diallo strongly condemns Pablo Longoria's remarks

Philippe Diallo, president of the FFF, strongly condemned Pablo Longoria's remarks at the end of the defeat of the OM in Auxerre in Ligue 1 (3-0)

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