In After Foot, Daniel Riolo strongly criticized the position taken by Pablo Longoria, the president of OM, following the comments of John Textor. The American businessman had pointed out the power of PSG over the League, a statement that Longoria did not appreciate.
In his interview with RMC, Pablo Longoriapresident of theABOUTdefended Nasser Al-Khelaïfi following the declaration of John Textor. A position “shabby” pour Daniel Rioloin theAfter Foot : “Longoria, God knows he’s someone I like, I say when I don’t agree with people, on PSG, he’s lousy. He knows it. I wasn't even hoping for another speech, because I know what he thinks on the subject. They are all afraid of Qatar. It is now a submission. »
“Lyon is not the best placed team”
The president of theABOUT declared following the remarks of John Textor : “I do not consider that Lyon is the team best placed to talk about fairness, after the formalization of Thiago Almada's loan. This raises a lot of questions about multi-ownership, about how to get around the laws, there is a very important legal gap on the registration of players and particularly with the recruitment bans. We must protect the system to play by the same rules. »
“The League is dominated by this man”
As a reminder, the American businessman had settled his accounts with Vincent Labrune (boss of the LFP) and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi (president of PSG). “This will surely make the big boss of the DNCG fume, but there is a form of incorrectness. The DNCG must be particularly careful to maintain its independence from the League […] The League is in a crazy way dominated by this man […] And I wasn't aware of that. PSG's influence on the League and even the DNCG is something that deserves a closer look. »
