Nancy's rugged play in a 1-0 win over Nice drew criticism from the French press, prompting midfielder Pascal Berenguer to declare, ''We are no butchers.''
The French Butchers' Union responded with an official complaint, declaring Berenguer's comment a ''blatant insult to their profession.''
Berenguer apologized: ''I delivered these words without any ulterior motive. It's a sentence that sports people often use.''