France, Feb. 25 -- Olympique Marseille supremo Pablo Longoria will appear before a French football league disciplinary panel on Wednesday facing a possible 12-game ban for attacking the officiating during Marseille's 3-0 loss at Auxerre on Saturday.
Longoria railed at the performance of referee Jeremy Stinat who rejected Marseille appeals for a penalty and dismissed Marseille defender Derek Cornelius for two bookable offences.
"Let Pablo Longoria tell it like it is: this is real corruption!" said the 39-year-old Spaniard after the Ligue 1 clash.
Before Saturday's game at the Stade Abbe-Deschamps, Marseille officials had openly expressed their concern over Stinat's appointment as the main referee for the match.
The 46-year-old former f...
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