OM takes legal action against a journalist from the Team

Nothing is going well between Olympique de Marseille and certain sports media. In a press release published this Monday, the Marseille club announced that it had initiated legal proceedings against Sébastien Tarrago, journalist for L'Équipe, for comments deemed “insulting and unacceptable” made during a television program broadcast on January 19. The club denounced an attack on its image, on its leaders, but also on its supporters. This decision is part of a broader strategy by OM aimed at no longer tolerating “any offensive remarks” against it, particularly in a context where the issue of mental health is at the center of national concerns.

As a reminder, the journalist attacked Pablo Longoria by calling him a retarded teenager: “When you run a club with a budget of 500 or 600 million euros, even if you are a young president, you have the right to have behavior which is not that of a retarded adolescent,” he said. OM demands not only the conviction of the journalist, but also damages to repair what it considers to be a direct attack. Discover the full press release below!

The full press release

“In continuation of its latest positions, Olympique de Marseille no longer tolerates any insulting remarks against its Club, its managers, its employees or its supporters. The terms used by Sébastien Tarrago in a television sports broadcast, Sunday January 20, are once again unacceptable No excuse can erase the violence of his words, particularly at a time when mental health is being made a Great national cause. Marseille, through criminal action, will seek the conviction of Sébastien Tarrago as well as damages.”

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