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Watch former West Ham star Dimitri Payet ‘SLAP rival coach’ as he faces being banned for the rest of the season


DIMITRI PAYET has been accused of “slapping” an opposition coach during Marseille’s fiery victory over Lens.

The Ligue 1 clash took place on Saturday night and the Frenchman found himself at the centre of attention despite not even starting the game.

Former West Ham star Dimitri Payet has been accused of slapping a rival coachCredit: Prime Video via Twitter
Dimitri Payet went on to score the winner off the bench against LensCredit: Reuters

The match was marred by an altercation when Lens’ Argentine full-back Facundo Medina rifled the ball towards the Marseille bench. 

Tensions began to boil over between both sets of players following that angry encounter.

Both sets of stars and each team’s respective coaching staff got involved in some pushing and shoving down near the touchline.

That led to referee Clement Turpin sending off a member of the Marseille staff and Lens’ assistant manager Yannick Cahuzac.

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However, footage from Amazon Prime Video has now appeared to show ex-West Ham ace Payet, who was still an unused substitute at the time of the incident, slapping Cahuzac.

Lens boss Franck Haise was then allegedly heard urging the ref: “Monsieur Turpin! Monsieur Payet should receive a red card!

“Did you not see the slap?”

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However, Payet managed to escape any punishment.

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And he later came off the bench to grab the second goal for Marseille and earn them a 2-1 victory, although some reports in France are claiming he could now be facing a ban if found guilty of the salp.

Despite their setback, results elsewhere did ensure that Lens have secured second spot in the Ligue 1 table behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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