Paris Saint-Germain has suspended Didier Ollé-Nicolle, the head coach of its women’s team, pending an investigation into what it referred to as “inappropriate behavior and remarks.”
In an official club statement, PSG said it had on Tuesday been made aware of those allegations—which PSG said would be “incompatible with Paris Saint-Germain’s sporting and human values” if found to be true—and had moved to suspend Ollé-Nicolle while the investigation is carried out.
The club statement said in part: “In order to protect the interests of all parties, the coach of the Women’s Team has been suspended today, in agreement with Paris Saint-Germain. This is a fair and temporary measure. It will not prejudice the internal investigation that will be undertaken, nor impact the decisions that the club may be led to take.”
The news is not the first time PSG’s women’s team has faced allegations of inappropriate conduct from a coach. USWNT midfielder Lindsey Horan, on the Butterfly Road podcast, detailed extensive body-shaming and unhealthy messages from coaches and staff on the subject of food while playing at PSG under head coach Farid Benstiti.
Benstiti was later named head coach at OL Reign, but was forced out last year. The Washington Post reported that he was asked to resign for “inappropriate comments to players regarding their fitness and nutrition.”
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