Ligue1 Newsletter 23-9

Ligue1 - punishment for Lens and Lille after the incident,Ravichak talked about the project with ASSE,Zidan was a backup plan to replace Pochettino,Ligue1 alarmed violence on and off the field in round 7 .... journalist of canal+ talks about selling OM to Bin-Talal..

After the bloody derby between Lens and Lille was postponed for up to 30 minutes because Lens fans attacked the away team's fans, a temporary penalty was given. Lens was fined 2 home matches without spectators and fans. Lille was also banned from cheering for the home team for one match. The final punishments will be announced on October 6, in addition, according to the French press, a Lille fan will be prosecuted for committing lewd acts in the stands. This man was photographed masturbating towards the stands of the dense crowd of Lens fans this image was then retweeted multiple times on various social networks he will face with a fine of 15,000 euros as well as a year in prison.

√ In an interview with RFI, Cambodian Prince Norodom Ravichak, one of the candidates for the ASSE takeover, spoke at length about his desire to take over the club.

"I am not here to make a financial transaction. I want to invest for the long term and take care of ASSE. If we understand well, I will provide the full means to achieve these ambitions and enable Saint Etienne I also want to promote French football and Ligue 1 in Asia by taking ASSE forward. I am especially thinking about developing academies, a strong point of ASSE, in Cambodia and other Asian countries Continent we will also help to promote the city of Saint Etienne and its region abroad My ambition for Saint Etienne is not only in France but also reaching out internationally".

√ Psg intends to invite Zidan to replace Pochettino in case, he bids farewell to Paris by the back door, that is information from the Spanish media recently announced. For Paris, the interest in Zidan also has a meaning. More importantly, if there is Zidan in the chair to direct Psg, it will have a significant impact on Mbappe's contract extension, because the legend of the French team is always someone Mbappe respects very much.

√ On the sidelines of the match between Montpellier and Bordeaux round 7 Ligue1 last night, a bus of Bordeaux supporters was violently attacked by MSHC fans. The window was broken and the injuries in the attack were quite serious. It was a veritable ambush according to the Bordelais present on the spot, who were greeted at the exit of the highway by a hundred hooded home fans. In 5 minutes, before the police intervened, more than a dozen Bordeaux fans were injured, some had to go to the hospital for treatment. For Gérard Lopez, owner of the Girondins de Bordeaux, this is necessarily a change and once again tarnishes the image of football.

"The football that I love is not and never will be. Violence has nothing to do with sports and I strongly condemn that. Fully supporting the Gironde supporters and the injured, the club is on their side," the Bordeaux leader explained on social media. For their part, the police, despite their swift intervention, however, failed to make any arrests against the Montpellier supporters who were allegedly not allowed to attend the match because of the ban. after the problem encountered at the match against OM . Meanwhile the match between Angers and Olympique de Marseille ended in a draw (0-0), then incidents continued to erupt between supporters of Angevin and Marseille. About 50 Marseille fans left the stands for the away team and ran to the stands where there were Angers fans to fight. Before that, Angers fans had continuously launched artillery fire towards the stands with OM fans, The fighters used sticks and hurled objects at each other before security forces intervened." Please, please.? Please, boys, calm down," said the stadium announcer, while other fans whistled and taunted the fighters.....

√ penalty match Nice-OM ,Six months in prison for the man who beat Dimitri Payet.The man accused of stepping on the pitch and kicking Payet in the match between OGC Nice and Olympique de Marseille was tried yesterday, Wednesday. Prosecutors requested a one-year prison sentence including six months of probation, according to RMC. The final decision will be made on September 30. The defendant admitted that "I came on the pitch, I kicked Payet, was pushed back by a Nice player, and I went back to the stands. I thought I kicked Gerson, but after looking at the pictures, I seem to have kicked Dimitri Payet. " He also asserted that he understood Dimitri Payet's reaction and that he "did not approve of the bottle throwing. I want to apologize to the children and families who were at the stadium or watching TV. This action has nothing to do with the football field. "

√ Matthias Manteghetti confirmed his colleague's information regarding Frank McCourt's sale of OM to Al-Walid bin Talal earlier this year, specifying the amount of the deal. nearly 480 million euros. Nearly eight months later, however, nothing has changed. And OM is still not for sale. Faced with much criticism, he tries to explain.:

"It's not that I believe it or not, But when I announced my information in February, all the sources told me: "OM has been sold". But I'm still procrastinating because it seems a bit crazy to me. I never gave the time, but everyone told me it was done", the former journalist from Canal + confided in front of the Football Club de Marseille microphone.