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Following the defeat of his team in the derby, the owner of Olympique Lyonnais rose in a niche to criticize the arbitration of François Letexier.
After reacting hot on his X account, the owner of Olympique Lyonnais, John Textor, spoke on Sunday evening at the Dazn microphone at the end of OL defeat in the derby against Saint-Etienne. Frustrated, the American leader does not understand how the Double Stéphanois scorer, Lucas Stassin, escaped the red card after a dangerous sole on the ankle of Corentin Tolisso, released on stretcher then, shortly before half an hour of play.
«The facts speak for themselves, there have been big concerns with arbitration. The player (Stassin) remained on the field and the one he injured (Tolisso) could not continue. We asked the referee (François Letexier) who were the standards of FIFA and he answered something weird to us, that it was a manifest error to give a red card. I find it shocking. For me, it was intentional, the ball is in front of Tolisso. The player continued to press the ankle, I am shocked. One of our best players could not continue the game ”, said Textor.
Before adding: “Stassin is a very good player, I accept these explanations but it is a mistake. I listen to her words but the video talks about herself … There was a lot of pressure on the leg. Everyone in France agrees with me, except here. Our club has been poorly refereed for the 8th time with the Var over the last two seasons, it's unfortunate. When it's two mistakes, it's okay … but eight … you have to think about what's going on with arbitration. All we can do is write a letter and ask for explanations.»
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