Serious complaints from Antoine Lemarie about the conditions he encountered in Panileiakos

French soccer player Antoine Lemarie complained very seriously about the conditions he said he had encountered at the Panileiakos. He speaks of physical attacks, among other things, when he asked for a piece of paper to leave, he said that he had not received the promised money and that the house they had given him was in poor condition.

Lemari’s complaint in detail:

“Three weeks ago I received a message from “FokomSportsManagement” (he blocked me, that’s why I can’t tag him, but you can easily find him). He made me an offer to compete in the 3rd division of the greek league, in Panileiakos I was looking for a group so it seemed interesting to me to go and so it happened The offer was: air fare paid by the manager, 1,000 per month, food, accommodation and a guarantee that I will receive my money regularly .

It was agreed that I would receive two months’ wages upon my arrival. Unfortunately none of that happened. First of all, the day before my arrival, Fokom told me that they couldn’t pay for my plane ticket after all. I had packed all my things and was ready to go. In order not to cancel my entire contract for one ticket, I made a deal with Fokom. I would pay for my flight but they would deduct it from the 500 euro commission we agreed for me.

When I finally got there, the apartment they gave me was disgusting (dead cockroaches in the closets, dirt in the toilet, hair in the bathroom, dirt next to the bed). As for the food, I was told that the group only provided one meal per day at a local restaurant.

Regarding the salary, I was told that I would have to wait until my previous team sent them all the papers to get it. I told Fokom everything and he replied: “Be patient, you will get your money”.

The next day, I learned from the other foreigners in the group that they had not received their salaries. One of them left during the week for obvious reasons. After all that, I thought this opportunity wasn’t as good as I thought it would be.

When I told all this to Fokom he told me not to listen to the other players and that I will get my money. Four days after I arrived we had a match and I still hadn’t received my money.

Just before the cross, the coach came and told me that all my cards had arrived and that I could play. Together with the president, they told me that everything would be settled the next day. I shouldn’t play in the game because I think I don’t have my money but I love football and I agreed to play.

When I was substituted on during the game, the chairman physically assaulted another foreign player and his cheerleader in the locker room. He went as fast as he could and is now in shock in his own country.

Money wasn’t an issue at that point, it was clear I wanted out. When I finally got a chance to speak to the President I said I didn’t want any money, I just wanted them to sign a document to get fired from the club. He didn’t accept it. But this document was necessary to be able to play in any other team in Greece, so the next day I insisted again. I was ready to go, just waiting for his signature. I sent several messages to management but they ignored me.

But yesterday morning the president came to my apartment with the athletic director to get the keys. I asked her again to sign my document. They didn’t want to pay me, so at least they could let me play somewhere else. But this time I was the one who was physically attacked.

The President grabbed my neck, threw me against a fence, and tried to get my keys out of my pocket. At that moment his bodyguard appeared from the side, apparently hiding somewhere because I had never seen him before. Three men against me. I had no choice but to turn in the keys if I didn’t want to get hit. The President finally let me go, I went to the apartment to pack my things and left town as soon as I could. Without the signature, of course, which I needed.

I was and still am so shocked by what happened. When I spoke to Fokom they told me it was my fault because I was impatient with the money and that I should never have played the game like that was the biggest problem. Of course nobody offered to pay for my return tickets. Somehow, after everything that happened, I would have to pay 550 euros in tickets alone.

By spreading this story, I want to make sure that there is no other footballer working with Fokom who treats footballers like a piece of meat and doesn’t care about their safety. I also need to let everyone know what is happening at Panileiakos. This club is dangerous. The people running the team are dangerous. I’ll be posting a YouTube video about this story soon, I have proof of everything I’m saying here.

Please share this post to prevent others from collaborating with Fokom and Panileiakos.

Thank you, Antoine Lemarie.”