"He did very well because it's not always the fact that you stand up against it, it's the consequences of it after," Wenger said.

"It would be financially rewarding for you, he said, should I not play in the Marseilles game. The decision was made during a party on Tapie's yacht, Phocea, four days before the Valenciennes fixture. 'active' : ''"> Neither was star striker Kylian Mbappé, whose positive virus test happened on international duty with France last week.PSG was missing all seven when it lost at Lens.Forward Serhou Guirassy scored twice as Rennes kept its unbeaten start to the French league season with a convincing 4-2 win at Nimes.Guirassy netted twice in the first half while defender Nayef Aguerd and midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud added goals after the break for Rennes, which has qualified for this season’s Champions League and has seven points from three games so far.Monaco also has seven points after beating Nantes 2-1 at home thanks to goals from midfielder Sofiane Diop and forward Willem Geubbels, either side of an equalizer from Ludovic Blas.Promoted Lens followed up its 1-0 win against PSG with a 3-2 win at Lorient.

"Even when it was happening in France or in Europe, I always felt that in the end the game will come clean again. Add in virtually autonomous power, a system that few people understand and even less get to see behind-the-scenes of and you’ve got something of a nightmare on your hands. 13/09/2020. I hope that's an isolated incident," he said of the. L'affaire VA-OM (plutôt affaire OM-Valenciennes) est une affaire de corruption dans le monde du football français qui a éclaté à la suite du match de championnat remporté 1 à 0 le 20 mai 1993 par l'Olympique de Marseille sur le terrain de l'US Valenciennes-Anzin.Des joueurs de Valenciennes ont déclaré avoir été invités par des émissaires de l'équipe adverse à lever le pied … "I know it was real now because of the proceedings that followed.

'active' : ''"> ",Arsenal manager ponders the match-fixing scandal that hit French football and recent allegations in the UK,Arsenal's Arsène Wenger was manager of Monaco during the period leading up to the revelations about Marseille.

"Can it be eradicated completely? PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi and former FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke are in court on corruption charges. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to delete this comment?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Scandal reminds Arsenal's Arsène Wenger of Marseille misgivings Arsenal manager ponders the match-fixing scandal that hit French football and recent allegations in the UK Amy Lawrence Rangers had beaten Leeds United, the English champions, to reach the group stage. He knows from experience what it feels like to be deeply suspicious about what is going on around him and appears not to sense anything similar. ".Tapie, once a minister in François Mitterrand's government, was jailed for his part in paying £30,000 to bribe three Valenciennes players, Marseilles' last league opponents before the final. These are not easy questions to contemplate even years later.Wenger brings a rare perspective as one of the few top-level managers currently working to have been directly affected by the consequences of such a blight on the game.It is difficult to imagine just how personally challenging that period was.

"It was a bitter pill to swallow. Corruption: L'OM accusé d'avoir acheté un match décisif de sa campagne européenne de 93 ... e football gagnee contre le Milan A.C. Marseille, FRANCE - 27/05/1993. 'active' : ''"> Neymar was sent off following a video replay showing he aimed a jab to the back of Gonzalez’s head.As he went off, Neymar told officials that he had been racially abused.“It’s a serious wrongdoing if that’s the case but I don’t think so,” Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas said.”What we saw, what was visible, is that (Angel) Di Maria spat (on Gonzalez).”With apparent reference to Gonzalez, Neymar later tweeted “The only regret I have is not hitting the face of this idiot.”In a later tweet, Neymar said “It is easy for the VAR (video review) to see my ‘aggression’” and added he was subjected to offensive insults of a racist nature.“Neymar told me that it was a racist insult. try again, the name must be unique,Please