Olympique de Marseille president Pablo Longoria has been handed a 15-game ban following his outburst over the weekend, where he levelled accusations of “corruption” at Ligue 1. Marseille

The French soccer league has given Marseille president Pablo Longoria a 15-match ban after he accused French referees of corruption following a defeat last Saturday.

Olympique Marseille's president Pablo Longoria will miss his club's push for next season's Champions League after he was handed a 15-match ban for unleashing a post-match tirade in which he called the officiating referee 'corrupt' and demeaning the status of France's top division .

According to a report from RMC Sport, Olympique de Marseille president Pablo Longoria has received the support of the club owner Frank McCourt following his outburst on Saturday night. The president

The French soccer federation president is joining forces with the country’s referees after Marseille president Pablo Longoria accused them of being corrupt in a bitter rant that followed his team’s 3-0 loss at Auxerre in the French league.

Marseille president Pablo Longoria said on Monday he regretted his outburst in which he claimed OM was the victim of "corruption" following a 3-0 Ligue 1 loss to Auxerre.

Marseille president Pablo Longoria said on Monday he regretted his outburst in which he claimed his club were the victims of "corruption" following a 3-0 Ligue 1 loss to Auxerre. Marseille, second in Ligue 1,

After Marseille's loss against Auxerre on Saturday, Longoria had said: 'This is corruption. It’s planned, it’s rigged.'

Three days after harshly criticizing referee Jérémy Stinat following Marseille’s 0-3 defeat to Auxerre in Ligue 1—going as far as suggesting corruption—Pablo Longoria has officially backtracked on his statements.