Paris Saint-Germain Women are going through a rough patch. Already held to a draw by Paris FC, the club has been heavily sanctioned by the French Football Federation (FFF) following an administrative dispute concerning Florianne Jourde (21 years old), a striker recruited this summer. The issue: the initial absence of an international transfer certificate, according to L’Equipe.
“An international transfer certificate should have been attached to her license.”
“An international transfer certificate should have been attached to her license due to her participation in several matches with the amateur team AS Laval (in Canada) in 2022-2023. This wasn’t done at the time, but has since been rectified.”
According to our information, the French Football Federation (FFF) also awarded PSG forfeits against Strasbourg (1-0, October 19) and Le Havre (2-0, November 1), matches in which the 21-year-old striker also participated.
The club: “The player was fully registered and held a valid license for the three matches she played.”
“The club has taken note of the sanction imposed by the French Football Federation against its women’s team for the simple failure to apply for an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) as part of the licensing process for Florianne Jourde. The club contests the completely disproportionate nature of this sanction.
The team is being heavily penalized on the field for a simple administrative issue that has since been easily resolved by FIFA: this is a clear injustice.” (…) The French Football Federation (FFF) is now sanctioning an administrative situation that it had itself validated by issuing Florianne Jourde a valid license. The player was fully registered and held a valid license for the three matches she played.
Things are falling apart at Paris Saint-Germain Women, and the feeling of collapse is now complete. On the field, the team is floundering, stringing together poor performances and struggling to make an impact in the Champions League, without a single victory after six matches. Mentally, the group seems fragile, lacking momentum and confidence.
Administratively, the blow is brutal: three matches forfeited due to a procedural error, a symbol of a club losing control off the pitch as much as on it. The overall impression is that of a project that has fallen apart at every level, from the locker room to the front office.
When results falter, confidence erodes, and federal decisions only exacerbate the situation, the season can quickly spiral out of control. PSG Women now presents the image of a disoriented giant, unable to halt a negative spiral that threatens its most basic ambitions.
