OM – Longoria under fire: Kita demands his resignation from the LFP

A tense backdrop

The board of the French Professional Football League (LFP), which met Monday night in Paris, was supposed to focus on the Ligue 1+ streaming platform, which has just passed one million subscribers. But the session quickly derailed into confrontation, as tensions around Vincent Labrune and the reform push led by Frank McCourt and Joseph Oughourlian dominated the debate.

In that stormy atmosphere, Pablo Longoria, freshly back from his suspension after the infamous “Too Corrupt” rant in Auxerre, was under the spotlight. And he didn’t escape the heat.

Kita’s direct attack

It was Waldemar Kita, president of FC Nantes, who went on the offensive. According to RMC Sport and confirmed by After Foot’s debrief, Kita lashed out at Longoria:

“Aren’t you ashamed? Who are you to say that? When you spit on the country, that’s unacceptable. And this comes from a Pole!”

Some presidents even went as far as calling for Longoria’s outright resignation from his role as Ligue 1’s vice-president and representative.

Hypocrisy and score-settling

Bringing up the Auxerre incident seven months later was branded hypocritical by observers: Longoria had crossed paths with many of his peers since without anyone daring to raise the subject.

In reality, Kita’s attack is part of the ongoing power struggle: on one side, Labrune’s supporters; on the other, the McCourt–Oughourlian camp, with Longoria inevitably seen as their front man. Critics accuse him of “switching sides,” but as analysts on After Foot pointed out, a club president simply follows his owner’s line — Longoria follows McCourt.

Ligue 1 in survival mode

Beyond the personal clash, the board exposed the precarious state of French football. TV rights remain uncertain, many clubs are resigned to just surviving, and ambitions are shrinking.

As one pundit put it on After Foot:

“Ligue 1 is no longer a competition, it’s survival. It’s become Koh Lanta: the only goal is not to end up like Bordeaux or Angers.”

For many, the future lies in developing academies, while big ambitions are limited to grabbing a European spot for financial stability.

Longoria cornered, but unflinching

Though under heavy fire, Longoria chose a strategic silence during the meeting. But his earlier words on France Inter set the tone:

“PSG has played the political game of football very well at every level, and I respect that. But imposing control without dialogue is unacceptable. I don’t feel represented.”

A firm stance, openly backed by McCourt, proving Longoria has no intention of backing down.

🎉 Supporters’ wink: the “Pablo’s Too Corrupt!” T-shirt

For Marseille fans, the “Too Corrupt” outburst has already become folklore. AuxArmesEtCaetera.com turned it into a cheeky tribute with a collector T-shirt “Pablo’s Too Corrupt!” in anime style.

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