the LFP announces big sanctions against players and coaches

While the national championships will soon resume their rights after this 2022 World Cup, the LFP has decided to strike hard. The governing body of professional football in France has pinned several players, coaches and managers accused of having made sports bets. A prohibited activity for players in the game. Several sanctions have just been announced.

“Meeting on November 16, 23 and 30, 2022 and December 7 and 13, 2022, the Disciplinary Committee decided to sanction the players, coaches and managers of professional clubs who did not respect, for the 2020/2021 season. , the ban on sports betting laid down by the Sports Code. This is the thirteenth crossing of files, carried out with the assistance of the ANJ and the FDJ, since the 2013/2014 season. These offenses are committed even though, together, the LFP and the UNFP are carrying out awareness or information campaigns with clubs on a daily basis. The Commission recalls that those involved in competitions organized by the FFF or the LFP (in particular players, coaches, managers of professional football clubs) are generally prohibited from betting, online or in physical networks, on all football competitions, whether domestic or foreign. After hearing the players, coaches, managers or reading their letter of explanation, the Commission pronounced the following sanctions:

Regarding the players:

• Four-game suspension + €1,000 fine

Guillaume LEMIRE

-Four game suspension + €2,000 suspended fine

Samy EL KHIAR

Theo EYOUM

Keheran GANOVA

Enzo BARREAU

• Five-game suspension including three suspended games

Donovan LEON

-Four match suspension including two suspended matches + €1,500 fine

Irvin CARDONA

Madou TOURE

• Two-game suspension + €1,000 suspended fine

Nicholas BRUNEEL

Lucas Camelo

Jérémy CHOPLIN

Lassana DOUCOURE

Ryan Ponti

Kevin ROCHETEAU

Antoine VALERIO

Eric VANDENABEELE

• Three-game suspension including two suspended games

Bridge NDILU

Lucas TOUSSAINT

Amine BASSI

Sacha DELAYE

Alexander DJIKU

• Four-game conditional suspension

Jassem AZRAINE

Jean-Charles CASTELLETTO

Brieg LE BARS

Adrien PIANELLI BALISONI

Shavy RESOUF

Tidiane MALBEC

• Three game suspended suspension

Diego MICHEL

• Two-game suspended suspension + €500 suspended fine

Benjamin BASSONG NGUE

Hugo BEATO CARVALHO

Victor DA ROSA

Augustin DELBECQUE

Gabin DELGUEL

Sofiane EL FTOUHI

Pierre Jouan

Remi MAUGAIN

John Morel

Ernest NSENGO

Nicolas PAVERN

Mouhammad TOURE

• Two game suspended suspension

Jeremy Aymes

Maxence DERRIEN

Cedric LECLUSE

• One game suspended suspension

Dorian BALDOVINI

Aboubacar CAMARA

Enzo DAOUD

Nathan GASSAMA

Kylian LE HER

Evan Morel

Selman NASSAR CHOUITER

Raymeric SONNY

Rudy MATER

Jerome Badie

Malick SISSOKO

Regarding the coaches:

Katelyne ANNEQUIN

Steve Marie

Stjepan CVITKOVIC

Nicholas COUSIN

Cedric MENGUAL

• Two-game suspension + €1,000 suspended fine

Steve POVEDA

• Four game suspension including two suspended games

Romain DUPONT

Cedric HENGBART

Kevin Moulin

David MOUNIVONG

Patrick Olive

Vincent PLANTE

Mehdi RAHMOUNI

Maxime Vautrin

• Four-game conditional suspension

Sylvain MONSOREAU

• Two game suspended suspension

Maximilien FERRET

Benjamin GENTON

Cedric LECLUSE

Sebastien MAZEYRAT

Matthew Rufie

Olivier LAGARDE

Regarding leaders:

• Two-game suspension + €1,000 suspended fine

Laurent CHOLLET