PSG punished, French FA slammed

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·14 January 2026

PSG punished, French FA slammed

At the end of December, the Arkéma Premier League was marked by a particular episode. Following a complaint from Fleury, Paris Saint-Germain was penalized with 3 forfeited matches (even though they had won on the field) due to irregularities regarding Florianne Jourde’s license. The issue was a missing international transfer certificate, as she had played in Canada. This was later rectified, but too late. Yannick Chandioux, coach of Montpellier, defended PSG in a press conference before facing Strasbourg.

Chandioux: “They should sanction themselves.”

“The Federation grants a license. PSG may have made a mistake, but the FFF made an even bigger one by validating a license that wasn’t valid.”

“I’m waiting to see what happens next. Apparently, Paris will take this further, and I don’t see how the club could not win their case. The FFF validates an invalid license, then punishes the club for its own mistake; they should sanction themselves. We’re giving points to our opponents and we’re all suffering from this situation. It bothers me.”

PSG can appreciate this support, which makes sense. There was a mistake by the club, but also by the FFF. One can see an injustice in Paris being penalized, while the Federation also failed to do its job properly. It’s an administrative error on both sides, and only one party, which quickly corrected the oversight, is being punished.

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Perhaps this will allow Paris to obtain a change by appealing. It’s expected that PSG will see this fight through, especially since losing 9 points is devastating. It also gives points to competitors, including Montpellier, which also explains this statement. But above all, it shows a certain common sense.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.