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Nigerian defender, Taye Taiwo is under investigation by the
French league body (LFP), for chanting a song containing an expletive after
Olympique Marseille’s League Cup final win on Saturday.

Marseille defeated Montpellier 1-0 courtesy of the Nigerian’s
low shot from just inside the area following a poor clearance by the
Montpellier defence following a free kick 10 minutes from time.

Taiwo, who scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 triumph against the
same side in a league game penultimate Sunday, was the first to react after
Montpellier goalkeeper, Laurent Pionnier failed to punch clear Benoit Cheyrou’s
free-kick.

The goal ensured that Marseille became the first team to defend
the League Cup trophy since the re-launch of the competition in 1995.

But after the victors were presented with the trophy, Taiwo took
a microphone and sang, along with Marseille fans, a song aimed at arch-rivals
Paris Saint Germain (PSG).

Asked by reporters what he thought of the incident on Saturday,
Marseille coach, Didier Deschamps replied: “I did not hear it. It will give you
something to write about. The less you write about it, the better it is.”

Investigation

But the LFP have decided to look into the incident which took
place at the Stade de France in Paris, the home city of PSG.

“The French professional league has decided to open an
investigation following Taye Taiwo’s behaviour after the League Cup final
between Olympique Marseille and Montpellier,” the LFP said in a statement on
Sunday.

The statement added: “The league will hand the file to the
(French federation’s) ethics committee.”

Last Saturday’s victory was Taiwo’s fourth title since he joined
Marseille in January 2005 from Nigerian Premier League outfit, Lobi Stars.
Ironically, all the titles have been won in the past 12 months.

He won the League Cup last season following a 3-1 win over
Bordeaux in the final, before going on to win the Ligue 1 title at the end of
the season which marked Marseille’s first league title since 1992.

He was also in the Marseille side which won the French Super Cup
prior to the start of the current campaign before last Saturday’s League Cup
victory.

Last season, Marseille went on to win the Ligue 1 title after
their League Cup triumph over Bordeaux, winning eight of their last 10 league games.
And they will be hoping their latest success spurs them on to another
championship with seven games to the end of the season.

Taiwo is the longest-serving player in the current Marseille
team but his contract runs out at the end of the season.

A host of clubs are currently in the chase for his signature but latest
reports place Italian side AC Milan in the forefront for the Nigerian
international who is renowned for possessing an outrageously powerful shot with
his left boot.