The incident occurred on the sidelines of the final of the Ligue 1 match between Toulouse and Montpellier. The match was won 2-1 by the Toulon team.
The incident was reported by the French newspaper Le Monde. The player has denied the incident, saying that he did not say anything to offend the referee. The referee has also denied that the incident was caused by the referee, but by the player's behavior. The case has been referred to the French Court of Appeal.