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PSG grounds manager Jonathan Calderwood faces possible dismissal
PSG has called grounds manager Jonathan Calderwood to a preliminary meeting that could lead to his dismissal.
The Northern Irishman joined the Paris club from Aston Villa in 2013 and has looked after its pitches.
The move follows a dispute over the Parc des Princes pitch, which was judged unplayable before PSG’s opening Ligue 1 match against Rennes in August 2026.
The match was moved to Rennes, with PSG citing extreme summer heat as a reason for the pitch’s condition.
PSG was fined €150,000, and the league later allowed the return match to be played in Paris.
Rennes has challenged that decision and asked the French National Olympic and Sports Committee to review it.
The club also finished fourth in the league’s pitch rankings, behind Nice, Metz and Nantes, after previously being used to finishing near the top.
Calderwood’s dismissal is possible, but not confirmed; PSG has not commented, and the league is awaiting the committee’s view on Rennes’s appeal.
Paris Saint-Germain grounds manager Jonathan Calderwood has been summoned to a preliminary meeting that could lead to his dismissal.
Reports say the procedure follows the dispute over the condition of the Parc des Princes pitch before PSG’s match against Rennes and the club’s fourth-place finish in Ligue 1 pitch rankings.
The opening-day match was moved to Rennes after the Parc des Princes pitch was judged unplayable.
PSG was fined €150,000, and the French league allowed the return match to be played at the Parc des Princes.
Rennes has challenged that decision and referred the matter to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.
- Who
- Jonathan Calderwood, PSG’s grounds manager.
- What
- He has been summoned to a preliminary meeting that could lead to his dismissal.
- When
- The report was published on October 13, 2026; the meeting date is not stated.
- Where
- Paris Saint-Germain and the Parc des Princes in Paris.
- Why
- Reports link the procedure to the PSG-Rennes pitch dispute and PSG’s fourth-place pitch ranking last season.
Paris Saint-Germain
Stade Rennais
Match venue
Paris Saint-Germain
PSG was allowed to host the return match at the Parc des Princes after the first match was moved to Rennes.
Stade Rennais
Rennes contests the decision and has referred it to the CNOSF.
Pitch responsibility
Paris Saint-Germain
PSG cited exceptional summer heat as an explanation for the poor pitch condition.
Stade Rennais
Rennes says PSG was responsible for having a pitch in good condition and argues the heat does not justify the problem.
Calderwood was named the Premier League’s best grounds manager, according to Foot Mercato.
PSG recruited Calderwood from Aston Villa.
The opening-day PSG-Rennes match was moved to Rennes because the Parc des Princes pitch was judged unplayable.
PSG was fined €150,000, and Rennes referred the decision to the CNOSF.
Reports said Calderwood had been summoned to a preliminary meeting that could lead to dismissal.
- Appointment
- Calderwood joined PSG in 2013 from Aston Villa
- Fine
- €150,000
- Pitch ranking
- PSG finished fourth in Ligue 1 last season
- Teams ahead of PSG
- Nice, Metz and Nantes
- Challenge
- Rennes referred the venue decision to the CNOSF
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