Lyon president suspended after controversy

the president of the Lyon, Jean-Michel Aulas, was suspended with ten games, five of which with a final and unappealable sentence, from his official duties, from the bench and from the referees’ locker room, for his “behavior” during the game against Olympique de Marseille, reported the Professional Football League (LFP) this Wednesday.

On November 21st, the match between the two teams was interrupted after a few minutes of play due to a bottle being thrown at OM player Dimitri Payet. Classes unsuccessfully asked to restart the game.

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“Unfortunately I’m part of the Comex (FFF Executive Committee), and it won’t stay that way,” the Lyon president told the referee, according to the latter’s report, consulted by the AFP.

Aulas defended itself, claiming that the comments were “taken out of context”.

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