Olympique de Marseille: Foot Unis condemns threats against members of the board

Foot Unis "lends its support to the members of the management board of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) who are denouncing a climate of tension and threats created against them by a few groups of supporters" and "strongly condemns such acts, which have no place in our sport or in society," said the union of French professional club presidents on 21/09/2023.

The four members of the OM management board - Pablo Longoria (president), Javier Ribalta (director of football), Pedro Iriondo (CEO) and Stéphane Tessier (deputy CEO for finance and investment) - have decided to begin a period of reflection regarding their future at the club, the day after a meeting at the Robert Louis-Dreyfus training centre during which representatives from several supporters' groups contesting their management (transfers, training, women's team, etc.) called for their resignation in an atmosphere considered hostile.

"The Olympique de Marseille directorate cannot accept personal threats. Its members cannot tolerate individual attacks and any form of unfounded public defamation. A relationship based on…