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"The phrase expletive deleted refers to profanity which has been censored by the author or by a subsequent censor, usually appearing in place of the profanity. The phrase has been used for this purpose since at least the 1930s, but became more widely used in the United States after the Watergate scandal. History Compelled by a subpoena to provide the contents of the White House taping system to the House Judiciary Committee in April 1974, President Richard Nixon ordered transcripts of the tapes to be prepared. After a cursory inspection of the transcripts, Nixon, shocked at viewing several profanity- laced discussions amongst the White House's inner-circle, ordered that every use of profanity be replaced by "[EXPLETIVE DELETED]". The transcripts were published in The New York Times and elicited shock in much of the country, given Nixon's generally staid public image and the fact that contemporary media coverage of politicians did not usually report candidates' profanity use. As Nixon biographer Jonathan Aitken noted, Nixon had a rather broad view on what constituted profanity, and had ordered comparatively minor outbursts like Christ and hell to be replaced as expletives. Seeing the jarring phrase repeatedly within the transcripts seemed to give the public the impression that the words used were far harsher than what actually appeared on the tapes.Aitken, Johnathan: "Nixon, A Life" Page 515 The phrase entered the public imagination to the point where protesters outside the White House held up picket signs reading, "IMPEACH THE (EXPLETIVE DELETED)!" In later years, the phrase became commonplace as an ironic expression which indicates that a profanity has been omitted; this catchphrase has passed into general usage as a convenient linguistic figleaf. Technical definition The term expletive is commonly used outside linguistics to refer to any bad language (or profanity), used with or without meaning. Expletives in this wide sense may be adjectives, adverbs, nouns, or (most commonly), interjections, or (rarely) verbs. Within linguistics, an expletive always refers to a word without meaning, namely a syntactic expletive or expletive attributive. In this technical sense, an expletive is not necessarily rude. See also *Minced oath References Category:Euphemisms Category:Obscenity controversies Category:Profanity Category:Richard Nixon Category:Watergate scandal "
"Olympique de Marseille won the 1992–93 Division 1 season of the French Association Football League with 55 points but lost its title due to a bribery scandal. The club that finished second, Paris Saint Germain refused it, making it unattributed. Affaire VA-OM In 1993 Olympique de Marseille reached both the very pinnacle and the very bottom of the European club game. A corruption scandal and a Canal+'s shining light for Paris Saint-Germain would threaten their hegemony. The European Cup was denied, but the glory would eventually come for Marseille. As the European Cup was renamed the Champions League in 1992–93, Marseille reached the final for the second time in three years, but this time they prevailed. Marseille won Group A and suddenly found themselves in the final against Milan. Basile Boli hit home the winning goal as Marseille became the first French side to win a European trophy and the only to win the Champions League. Didier Deschamps and Fabien Barthez became the youngest captain and goalkeeper, respectively, to capture the title. Their fans greeted the triumph by chanting "A jamais les premiers" because they won the first "Classico" against PSG in 1971. The city exploded with a joy shared across the nation but no sooner had the trophy been hoist aloft than the celebrations were brought to a halt. A corruption scandal revolving around a match against Valenciennes emerged a few days before the Champions League final. Allegations of match fixing were levelled at them and their president Bernard Tapie. It is believed that Tapie bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Olympique de Marseille would win the French League earlier, giving them more time to prepare for the Champions League Final. Valenciennes players Christophe Robert, Jorge Burruchaga and Jacques Glassmann claimed that the Marseille midfielder Jean- Jacques Eydelie offered them ₣250,000 to "take the foot off of the gas" in a May 20 match against Marseille. Marseille was later stripped of their league title and relegated to Division 2 by the French Football Federation, while Bernard Tapie was forced to step down as its president. Marseille was not stripped of the Champions League, as the match in question was not in the competition, but lost the right of title-defense in the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, as well as regular reigning European champions match in 1993 Intercontinental Cup and 1993 European Super Cup. No winner was declared for the 1992–1993 season. The LFP allotted the title to Paris Saint-Germain but Canal + refused it. The TV chain feared the reactions of their subscribers in Provence and threatened to withdraw football completely if the title was allotted to PSG. Ultimately the LFP decided that the 1993 title would remain unattributed. Canal+ refused letting the club participate in the following season's Champions League after Marseille's exclusion by the UEFA.Le PSG est vice-champion d'un championnat sans champion suite au déclassement de l'Olympique de Marseille (Affaire VA-OM). Canal+ a refusé le titre de champion pour le PSG car la chaîne cryptée ne voulait pas se fâcher avec ses abonnés de province. On lira sur cette affaire, Jean-François Pérès et Daniel Riolo, OM- PSG, PSG-OM. Les meilleurs ennemis, enquête sur une rivalité, Paris, Mango Sport, 2003, p. 131–133: "Dans cette affaire, le PSG va plutôt choisir l'« intérêt supérieur de Canal+ » et s'obstiner dans son refus." Participating teams * Auxerre * Bordeaux * SM Caen * Le Havre AC * Lens * Lille * Olympique Lyonnais * Olympique de Marseille * FC Metz * AS Monaco * Montpellier HSC * FC Nantes Atlantique * Nîmes Olympique * Paris Saint-Germain * AS Saint-Étienne * FC Sochaux-Montbéliard * RC Strasbourg * Sporting Toulon Var * Toulouse FC * US Valenciennes Anzin Final table Promoted from 1992–93 French Division 2, who will play in 1993–94 French Division 1 * FC Martigues: Champions of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A * Angers SCO: Runners-up, winners of Division 2 group B * AS Cannes: Winners of playoffs against Valenciennes Top goalscorers { bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! width="50px" Position ! Player's name ! Nationality ! Club ! width="50px" Goals -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 1 align="left" Alen Bokšić align="left" align="left" Olympique Marseille 23 -align="center" 2 align="left" Xavier Gravelaine align="left" align="left" SM Caen 20 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 3 align="left" Jürgen Klinsmann align="left" align="left" AS Monaco 19 -align="center" 4 align="left" Rudi Völler align="left" align="left" Olympique Marseille 18 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 5 align="left" Joël Tiéhi align="left" align="left" Le Havre AC 14 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 5 align="left" George Weah align="left" align="left" Paris Saint-Germain 14 -align="center" 7 align="left" Nicolas Ouédec align="left" align="left" FC Nantes Atlantique 13 -align="center" 7 align="left" Bernard Ferrer align="left" align="left" Toulouse FC 13 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 9 align="left" Franck Sauzée align="left" align="left" Olympique Marseille 12 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 9 align="left" Youri Djorkaeff align="left" align="left" AS Monaco 12 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 9 align="left" Franck Leboeuf align="left" align="left" RC Strasbourg 12 -align="center" 12 align="left" François Omam-Biyik align="left" align="left" RC Lens 11 -align="center" 12 align="left" Luboš Kubík align="left" align="left" FC Metz 11 -align="center" 12 align="left" Anthony Bancarel align="left" align="left" Toulouse FC 11 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 15 align="left" Zinedine Zidane align="left" align="left" Girondins Bordeaux 10 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 15 align="left" Japhet N'Doram align="left" align="left" FC Nantes Atlantique 10 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 15 align="left" Lionel Prat align="left" align="left" FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 10 -bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" 15 align="left" Jorge Burruchaga align="left" align="left" US Valenciennes Anzin 10 -align="center" 19 align="left" Gérald Baticle align="left" align="left" Auxerre 9 -align="center" 19 align="left" Lilian Laslandes align="left" align="left" Auxerre 9 -align="center" 19 align="left" Stéphane Paille align="left" align="left" SM Caen 9 -align="center" 19 align="left" Guia Gourouli align="left" Georgia align="left" Le Havre AC 9 -align="center" 19 align="left" Rémi Garde align="left" align="left" Olympique Lyonnais 9 -align="center" 19 align="left" Jérôme Gnako align="left" align="left" AS Monaco 9 } Football: D1 le classement des buteurs SAISON 1992-93 See also *1992–93 Coupe de France *1992–93 French Division 2 References Category:Ligue 1 seasons France 1 "
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