Source: SKY_Sports
Rennes face poaching charge
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Ligue 1 outfit Rennes face a tapping-up backlash after it emerged they face sanction from the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP).[LNB] The governing body of French football are set to investigate an accusation by Second Division side Chateauroux that they saw a player illegally snatched from their youth ranks.[LNB]Rennes are said to have breached transfer rules in their acquisition of Tongan starlet Hamed Doumbia this summer.[LNB]The case levelled against the men from Brittany is similar to that they have lodged against Manchester City over the loss of Jeremy Helan.[LNB]The issue of poaching has become big news in recent weeks, with Premier League giants Manchester United and Chelsea seeing their actions fall under the spotlight.[LNB]Smaller clubs are now calling for greater protection in an effort to prevent the stars of tomorrow from being taken from under their noses, while Chateauroux's administrative director Bruno Allegre has slammed Rennes for their hypocrisy over the issue.[LNB]"There are certain people who hand out lessons in morality to others but do not practice what they preach," Allegre said in The Independent.[LNB]"Rennes like to think of themselves as an exemplary club, a moral leader which lectures others but, at the moment, they are not capable of sticking to those lessons.[LNB]"Either that, or they are completely incapable of training young players because they seem to have to take them from other clubs."[LNB]
