French Grand Olympique Marseille issued an official announcement stating that he was indefinitely removing his footballer Patrice Evra while the club mentioned by football betting odds was investigating the incident in which the left back hit a Eric Cantona fan-style performance before the start of the UEFA Europa League matchwith Vittoria (Guimaraes) on Thursday night. Olympic President Marseille Jacques-Henri Eiro personally met with Evra and told him about the club`s decision.
The 36-year-old veteran received a red card just before the start of the match, which ended with a defeat to Marseille 0-1 on a Portuguese land.