Metz midfielder Kevin N'Doram criticised his team-mates through the use of a homophobic slur following a 2-2 draw with Marseille on Friday night. The 27-year-old later apologised for the remark, which was captured throughout a reside post-match interview.

Newly-promoted Metz went into their conflict with Marseille as heavy underdogs. Les Olympiens completed third in Ligue 1 final season, and so they started their marketing campaign with a 2-1 win over Reims final weekend.

By distinction, Metz made a dismal begin to their pursuit of top-flight security, having been hammered 5-1 by Rennes on Sunday. It seemed prefer it may very well be extra of the identical for Les Grenats at dwelling to Marseille as they went into the half-time break behind.

The hosts then went all the way down to 10 males within the second half because of Ababacar Lo's crimson card, however subsequently took the lead with two objectives within the subsequent 12 minutes.

Vitinha equalised for Marseille within the closing phases to ship either side dwelling with a degree. After the match, N'Doram brought about outrage when describing his staff's first-half efficiency.

"Excuse me for the term, but we played like f**s," he stated. "We were afraid to play with the ball." The Frenchman later apologised for his selection of phrases.