MAJOR CRISIS AT PSG: 13-YEAR GROUNDSKEEPER BLAMED

According to L'Équipe; waters are never calming down at Paris Saint-Germain, one of the giants of France's Ligue 1, and this time the center of the crisis is the pitch. Jonathan Calderwood, the world-renowned groundskeeper who has been working uninterruptedly at the capital representative for exactly 13 years since 2013, was referred to the disciplinary committee by the club management and faced the danger of dismissal. The sacrifice of the experienced name, who is considered one of the most respected pitch experts in European football, created a great astonishment among the fans. The main reason behind this shocking development was that the pitch of the Parc des Princes stadium was found unplayable by the authorities before the critical Rennes match played in the opening week of Ligue 1. Although the Paris Saint-Germain management cited the extreme heat and adverse weather conditions experienced during the summer months as an excuse, this defense did not satisfy the league management and the club was fined exactly 150,000 euros. In addition to this financial loss experienced, the detail that actually angered the executives of the French giant was that the Parc des Princes pitch could only rank 4th in the Ligue 1 pitch rankings last season. The management, who wants the star-studded team established with large budgets to always play on the best pitch, directly billed this loss of prestige to the 13-year experienced name. On the other hand, the pitch crisis was not limited only to the disciplinary investigation within the club. The Rennes club, which suffered grievances due to the unplayable pitch and reacted to the decisions taken regarding the match, also resolutely continues its legal process. Strongly objecting to the league management's decision to relocate the return match in the upcoming period, Rennes officials officially appealed the decision by applying to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) in order to seek their rights. After all these developments, while trying to keep the team's on-pitch performance high, the management is also spending intense overtime to solve administrative crises.

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