Football France : Un espoir sénégalais suspendu deux ans après un incident avec un arbitre
Young Senegalese midfielder Pierre-Antoine Dorival finds himself at the center of a disciplinary case that could jeopardize the rest of his career. Aged 20 and under contract with Olympique Lyonnais, the player, who spent last season on loan at Stade Briochin, has received a hefty two-year suspension imposed by the French Football Federation's Federal Disciplinary Commission (CFD).
This sanction follows incidents that occurred on May 15th during a Ligue 3 match between Stade Briochin and Versailles. Sent off during the game, the Senegalese international is accused of having behaved aggressively towards the referee.
According to the official report, he approached until he made forehead-to-forehead contact before grabbing the official by the lower back and inflicting a pinch deemed violent.
The commission's decision rests primarily on the statements of the referee. However, several testimonies gathered during the investigation appear to qualify this version of events. The first assistant referee indicated that she did not witness the incident directly, explaining that she was too far away to clearly see what had happened.
For his part, the match delegate admitted that he only became aware of the incident after the final whistle, during his discussions with the officiating team. He stated that he had not witnessed anything at the time.
The second assistant referee, for his part, claimed to confirm the statements of his colleagues, without providing any additional information to clearly establish the sequence of events of the incident.
Pierre-Antoine Dorival, for his part, admits to having been sent off, but categorically denies any physical assault or insult towards the referee. The official video of the match, still available on FFF TV, does not definitively establish the nature of the altercation. The footage notably shows that the delegate was not paying attention to the scene at the time the alleged incident occurred.
Despite these uncertainties, the Federal Disciplinary Commission considered that no objective element called into question the referee's report. It therefore imposed a firm two-year suspension, including the automatic one-match suspension stipulated by the regulations.
This decision has immediate consequences for the 2023 U17 African champion. According to information from "Le Télégramme," Olympique Lyonnais has decided to suspend him as a precautionary measure. The club has temporarily barred him from participating in training and summoned him to a preliminary meeting that could lead to his dismissal.
The young Senegalese man now has the option to appeal in an attempt to have this heavy sanction overturned or reduced, which seriously threatens the progression of his professional career.
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