More drama at PSG as masked men attack a player and her midfielder rival is arrested
As The Upshot has long argued, French football is less a sport and more a dark psychodrama where you’re never quite sure if your teammate will stab you or stick their tongue down your throat.
Now that febrile atmosphere has spread to the women’s game – PSG’s Aminata Diallo (left) is behind bars, accused of ordering a vicious attack on teammate Kheira Hamraoui, who happens to be her rival for the holding midfielder role.
According to reports, Diallo gave Hamraoui a lift back from a team dinner, but when they arrived at her house, two masked hitmen appeared, dragged her from the car and beat her with iron bars, paying special attention to her legs.
With her rival in hospital, Diallo was promoted from warming the bench. And she turned in a star performance as her side thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 on Tuesday night.
But the afterglow of victory was short-lived – by Wednesday morning Versailles police were at her door. She denies all charges and was released soon after.
Looking forward to watching this one unravel.
