Marseille football club supremo Pablo Longoria apologised on Monday for unleashing a tirade during which he branded the officiating as corrupt after his side's 3-0 defeat at Auxerre on Saturday.
Following the setback at the Abbé-Deschamps stadium, Longoria ranted at the performance of referee Jérémy Stinat who dismissed the Marseille defender Derek Cornelius for two bookable offences. Marseille were also denied a penalty when Quentin Merlun was shoved off the ball in the Auxerre penalty area.
