Lyon players could face sanctions for chants
Reuters - Tuesday 01 May 2012, 16:05
Olympique Lyon players could face
sanctions from the National Ethics Committee after joining in
with fans singing offensive chants against arch-rivals Saint-Etienne, the French federation (FFF) said on Tuesday.
The FFF said on their website that the Ethics
Committee would investigate the incident at a French Cup final
celebration on Sunday, a day after Lyon lifted the trophy by
beating amateurs Quevilly 1-0.
Lyon apologised for the players' behaviour on their website
on Tuesday, although they first hit out at Saint-Etienne president Bernard Caiazzo, who said on Sunday that "it
is the duty of the players and officials to be respectful and
not do something that can lead supporters to misbehave."
Lyon's statement said: "OL wishes to express its sincere
regret if a St Etienne friend may have been hurt by this
unfortunate initiative."
Last year, Olympique Marseille's Taye Taiwo was fined 20,000
euros and suspended for one game after singing anti-Paris Saint-Germain chants after his team's French League Cup victory.