Paris has decided to crack down on travel of the fans of football in France following the serious incidents that occurred in recent weeks, culminating in the death after death last weekend of a Nantes supporter during an altercation with Nice ultras. The Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmann, has banned away trips for five matches of the 15th day of Ligue 1 and for three matches of the round of XNUMX of the French Cup, scheduled for today and Sunday.
According to the relevant decree, published today in the Official Journal, these meetings present a “real and serious risk of clashes between fans”, in the context of “exacerbation of the increasingly serious violence observed since the beginning of the football season”. The league matches affected are Montpellier-Lens, Paris SG-Nantes, Nice-Reims, Lyon-Toulouse and Lorient-Marseille.
A few days ago, the Minister of Sport, Amelie Oudea-Castera, said she was in favor of “a moratorium on away trips for fans.” Among the most serious incidents of recent weeks, the stone-throwing attack on the Lyon coach upon arrival at the Marseille stadium on 29 October, with the injury of the then coach of the Lyon team, Fabio Grosso, and other occupants of the vehicle
Article published on 8 December 2023 - 17:05
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