After the elimination in the league phase in the Champions League, the Parisiennes’ season was going to be confined to French football. While Paris Saint-Germain was already seven points ahead of OL Lyonnes, the task has become seriously more complex in the championship. This Monday, the federal commission for regulations and litigation declared the capital club the loser of three matches on green carpets following an administrative problem, according to information from L’Équipe.
Canal + Foot reported that Fleury had reserved his defeat against Paris (4-0). The Ile-de-France club had deemed Florianne Jourde’s license non-compliant. According to the commission, an international transfer certificate should have accompanied the Franco-Canadian’s license because of her participation in amateur matches for AS Laval, in 2022-2023 in North America.
“Disproportionate”
Since then, PSG has regularized the situation, but this oddity did not prevent the heavy sanction from falling: beyond the three points lost against Fleury, Paris also saw the benefits of its successes against Strasbourg (1-0) in mid-October and Le Havre (2-0) in early November be withdrawn. Thus, Paulo Cesar’s team will fall from 2nd to 5th place and from 26 to 17 units. Jourde had actually played these games. As a reminder, you must finish in the first four teams in Arkema Premier League to qualify for the playoffs.
Via a press release sent to L’Équipe, PSG contested “the totally disproportionate nature of this sanction”. “The team is heavily sanctioned on the sporting field for a simple administrative situation which has since been regularized without difficulty by FIFA: this is a manifest injustice,” judged the Parisian team. The club has always acted in good faith and transparency, based on the information available to it. This situation did not result in any undue benefit for the Club. No harm was caused to anyone. The FFF has sanctioned an administrative situation which it had itself validated by issuing Florianne Jourde with a license in due form. The player was duly qualified and licensed in all 3 matches she played. »
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