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Officials of the French match threaten strikes

The French referee union said its members would exercise their right to retreat if they or their families were exposed to the commentary from Olympique de Marseille according to the commentary from President Pablo Longoria.

Local media reported that Longoria objected to referee Jeremy Stinat for her game against Auxerre on Saturday, which they had lost 3-0. Longoria said the defeat was due to “true corruption” and expressed his anger over the red card, which was shown to the defender Derek Cornelius. The leading committee of the French Football League (LFP) presented Longoria a ban on 15 games for his comments on Wednesday.

Local media reported that the tires on two of the Stinats family cars were slapped in his house before the game and that he had submitted a legal complaint about the damage. A delegation from the referee union (Safe) met the French Minister of Sport Marie Barsacq on Thursday to express their concerns about the security of arbitrators.

“The type of comments … questioned the integrity of the referee and in general that of the referee body,” said Safe. “In the event of a new violation of her private sphere, which you or her families endangered, she endangers. [the referees] Would exercise your right to retreat. “

In an explanation, the union added that it instructed its legal advisors to submit a civil lawsuit with a investigative judge of the Paris court for the first instances with Stinat.

The President of Olympique de Marseille, Pablo Longoria, was submitted to a 15-match ban on comments about the referee and his office during the 3-0 defeat of his team by the Auxerre Lkast weekend. Photo: Daniel Cole/AP
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