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USSF makes formal complaint against Lyon for player tampering

US Soccer has filed a formal complaint with FIFA against Olympique Lyonnais owner Jean-Michel Aulas over player tampering, according to Grant Wahl at SI.

Aulas tweeted the following at Portland Thorns player Allie Long after she scored an equalizer for Portland in a 2-2 with Seattle on May 6.

@alexmorgan13 @ALLIE_LONG hello Allie everyone hope you come in OL with Alex next year to win the next title in French and EUROP

— Jean-Michel AULAS (@JM_Aulas) May 7, 2017

Thorns owner Merritt Paulson was not happy about it at all.