“This disciplinary commission is illegitimate, it is a travesty of justice.” The words of Jacques Cardoze, communications director of Olympique de Marseille, are strong, but reflect the resentment of the entire Olympian club towards the LFP.
Olympique de Marseille was simply not invited to the disciplinary committee which meets this Wednesday to decide on sanctions against Lyon, after the match interrupted on November 21 at Groupama Stadium for a bottle throw on Marseille captain Dimitri Payet.
“Do you know of a court of justice in the world, civil or sports, which summons the responsible but not the victim?” – Jacques Cardoze, OM communications director
Furious that OM cannot bring a contradictory voice to this meeting, Cardoze denounces a diluted ratio: “Dimitri Payet’s state of health is contained in four short lines in a twelve-page report. ”
The sanctions of the commission against OL this Wednesday
In front of journalists, he also evokes the contempt of this disciplinary commission towards the most popular club in France and who achieves the best audiences: “Are we used for commercial reasons and left at the door when it comes to discipline and justice? It is intolerable.”
After the incidents at the end of November, Olympique Lyonnais had already been sanctioned with a closed-door match as a precaution. This Wednesday, Lyon could get a new match without its supporters, as well as the withdrawal of a suspended point.