The chief of staff to France's Minister of Sports has quit the job just a week after starting.
Philippe Mahé joined sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra's team at the end of May, but reports in French newspaper L'Équipe state that “the transplant did not take”. It adds Mr Mahé will leave “by mutual agreement” after a week when the French authorities have come under fire for their claims about the chaotic scenes at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
Ms Oudéa-Castéra has been roundly criticised for her response to the events at Paris' Stade de France. The sports minister has blamed "ticketless fans" for the trouble at the game, which saw Liverpool fans tear gassed and pepper sprayed. She later suggested Liverpool fans provided a "very specific risk " to the authorities.
