Stars and Stripes FC · May 10, 2017
USSF makes formal complaint against Lyon for player tampering
Photo by Mike Stone/Getty ImagesUS 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. Paulson was so displeased, he’s left up the tweet at Aulas instead of deleting it, which American soccer fans will note is his usual custom.