Marseille chaos: Aubameyang attacks staff member with fire extinguisher as Greenwood rift exposed
9 May 2026 13:33 BST |
4 min read
Real Madrid are being challenged for the title of Europe’s most dysfunctional club by Marseille, where veteran player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been punished after a remarkable breach of discipline involving a fire extinguisher.
Aubameyang, The Team reports, has been dropped by Marseille for their forthcoming Ligue 1 fixture against Le Havre on Sunday after leading a training ground disturbance that saw staff member Bob Tahri sparked with a fire extinguisher on Thursday evening.
OM’s players had been instructed to remain at their training base for four successive nights following a dreadful run of form that has seen them fall out of the Champions League race and face the very real possibility of missing European football entirely next season.
Just as Real Madrid have been wrestling with a dramatic lack of discipline in their squad, Marseille are suffering the same issues.
Aubameyang, the club captain, is reported by L’Equipe to have been the ringleader of a group of around 10 players who caused mayhem in the rooms of several players.
The Team states: “The problem arose when Aubameyang used a fire extinguisher to spray Bob Tahri, the sporting director’s representative responsible for enforcing the curfew at the training ground, his bed, and his personal belongings. The former 3000-metre steeplechase champion took it very badly and reported the incident to the higher-ups at the Marseille club.”
Aubameyang, a former player at Arsenal and Chelsea, is reported to have made his excuses to Tahri, but will be left out of the Marseille squad.
‘Gaping rift’ with Greenwood
This is the latest chapter of what has been a chaotic few weeks at Marseille, dating back to their elimination from the Champions League against Club Brugge and the messy end to Roberto De Zerbi’s time in charge that followed.
Mason Greenwood, meanwhile, has been one of the main actors in the chaos, according to the media.
The former Manchester United player is in the crosshairs for an attitude that has been described as deplorable.
Greenwood has angered the club for numerous aspects of his behaviour. He left sporting director Medhi Benatia ‘exasperated’ by missing a marketing campaign, frustrated the club by skipping French classes and left officials maddened by his ‘lack of commitment and even gratitude’ for their faith after supporting him when charges of attempted rape and assault had been dropped in the UK.
Now it claims there is a “gaping rift” between Greenwood and Benatia, who have not spoken in many weeks.
A season OM can’t wait to end
Others have been caught in the crossfire, with on-loan Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri one of the principal victims of De Zerbi’s departure. The youngster has rarely had a chance under new head coach Habib Beye, who finds his role under severe risk.
Meanwhile, Marseille appear to have descended into chaos once again in what is promising to be a memorable season for all the wrong reasons.
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