Ligue 1: Lille and Marseille away fans banned from travelling in 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

Ligue 1: Lille and Marseille away fans banned from travelling in 2021

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The LFP’s disciplinary committee in the verdicts gave each club a suspended deduction of one point. Paris: The French league has banned fans from Lille and Marseille from travelling to away games for the rest of the year following violence in recent games. The LFP’s disciplinary committee issued its verdicts at midnight on Wednesday, giving each club a suspended deduction of one point. Lens were also given a suspended one-point deduction and ordered to play two home games without fans. The problematic issue of fan disorder in France again resurfaced last Thursday, when the Europa League game between Marseille and Galatasaray was interrupted for about 10 minutes after rival fans threw flares and firecrackers at each other at Stade Velodrome.

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Ligue 1: Lyon fans banned from rescheduled game at Marseille
1 year ago

Ligue 1: Lyon fans banned from rescheduled game at Marseille

The Hindu  

Olympique Lyonnais fans have been banned from travelling to the rescheduled Ligue 1 game at Olympique de Marseille due to the risk of serious confrontation between supporters, the French Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. The original game, on October 29, was called off after Lyon’s team bus was pelted with stones, injuring coach Fabio Grosso, since been replaced, as the …

Sports minister reacts to Nantes soccer fan’s death by mooting idea of travel ban for away games
1 year ago

Sports minister reacts to Nantes soccer fan’s death by mooting idea of travel ban for away games

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s sports minister wants “a global and extraordinarily determined response” to violence in soccer after the death of a Nantes supporter over the weekend. Speaking to France Inter radio on Monday, Amelie Oudea-Castera said preventing fans from traveling to away matches could form part of the solution when games present a risk of violence. “It’s essential that we …

Dinamo fans banned from European away games
1 year, 4 months ago

Dinamo fans banned from European away games

The Hindu  

Dinamo Zagreb fans will not be allowed to attend the club’s European away games this season after a Greek national was killed in clashes with AEK Athens supporters earlier this month, governing body UEFA said on Sunday. UEFA President Alexander Ceferin met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens this week and urged European football to “eliminate the cancer” …

Marseille fined for crowd trouble at Tottenham
2 years, 2 months ago

Marseille fined for crowd trouble at Tottenham

The Hindu  

Olympique de Marseille have been fined a total of 30,000 euros by UEFA after disturbances during and after their Champions League loss at Tottenham Hotspur earlier in September. UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body announced on Friday that the French club had been fined 15,000 euros for the throwing of objects and 15,000 euros for crowd disturbances as well as …

Ligue 1: Lens Boost European Hopes with Rare Win at Lille
2 years, 8 months ago

Ligue 1: Lens Boost European Hopes with Rare Win at Lille

News 18  

RC Lens boosted their European hopes when first-half goals by Przemyslaw Frankowski and Arnaud Kalimuendo earned them a 2-1 win at Lille in the northern derby in Ligue 1 on Saturday. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE Frank Haise’s team leapfrogged French champions Lille into seventh place with …

Ligue 1: Marseille Fans Banned Again From PSG Showdown
2 years, 8 months ago

Ligue 1: Marseille Fans Banned Again From PSG Showdown

News 18  

The French Interior Ministry has banned Marseille fans from attending Sunday’s Ligue 1 ‘Classique’ with bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE The Ministry published the order, announcing a 24-hour travel ban, on Saturday less than 36 hours before the encounter …

Eight Parisian fans hit with stadium bans after French Cup violence
2 years, 11 months ago

Eight Parisian fans hit with stadium bans after French Cup violence

The Hindu  

Eight Parisian football supporters have received stadium bans after hooliganism forced last month’s French Cup last 64 match between Paris FC and Lyon to be called off, police in the capital told AFP on Tuesday. The bans relate to matches of clubs in or surrounding the French capital including Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain, second-division Paris FC, Creteil Lusitanos, Red …

Paris FC and Lyon thrown out of French Cup for fan violence
2 years, 11 months ago

Paris FC and Lyon thrown out of French Cup for fan violence

The Hindu  

Paris FC and Lyon were both thrown out of the French Cup on Monday for the hooliganism that forced their December 17 tie to be called off at half-time. The commission also fined second-division Paris FC 10,000 euros and Lyon, which have already had a point deducted in Ligue 1 for fan misbehaviour this season, 52,000 euros. READ: The commission …

Paris FC v Lyon French Cup game abandoned following crowd trouble
3 years ago

Paris FC v Lyon French Cup game abandoned following crowd trouble

The Hindu  

The French Cup last 64 game between Paris FC and Olympique Lyonnais was abandoned following crowd trouble on Friday, a stadium announcer said as violence continued to hit French football. Lyon was docked one point in Ligue 1 after it's home game against Olympique de Marseille was abandoned last month after Marseille's Dimitri Payet had been hit by a bottle …

Ligue 1: Saint-Etienne hit with stadium closure after fan protests
3 years, 1 month ago

Ligue 1: Saint-Etienne hit with stadium closure after fan protests

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The French league’s disciplinary committee said on Monday a final decision will be made on 17 November. Saint-Etienne have been ordered to play their home games behind closed doors until further notice after protests from angry fans delayed the start of Friday’s 2-2 draw with Angers by an hour. The temporary ruling means Saint-Etienne, last in Ligue 1, will play …

Serie A: Saint-Etienne Hit with Stadium Closure After Fan Protests Delayed Kick-off
3 years, 1 month ago

Serie A: Saint-Etienne Hit with Stadium Closure After Fan Protests Delayed Kick-off

News 18  

Saint-Etienne have been ordered to play their home games behind closed doors until further notice after protests from angry fans delayed the start of Friday’s 2-2 draw with Angers by an hour. The temporary ruling means Saint-Etienne, last in Ligue 1, will play at least one match without any supporters. Home fans unfurled banners, let off a barrage of projectiles …

Ligue 1: Lens ban fans involved in violence for up to 18 months following pitch invasion during Lille clash
3 years, 2 months ago

Ligue 1: Lens ban fans involved in violence for up to 18 months following pitch invasion during Lille clash

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The club’s general manager Arnaud Pouille told a press conference that the club had also imposed suspended sentences of up to 36 months. Pouille also condemned the behaviour of Lille fans in the area for visiting fans where “80 seats were torn out, broken” and the “toilets devastated”. He deplored “images that we had rarely seen”, believing that “these facts …

Police make arrests after French football rocked by series of violent incidents
3 years, 3 months ago

Police make arrests after French football rocked by series of violent incidents

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A bus carrying Bordeaux supporters to Wednesday’s game against Montpellier in southern France was attacked with stones as it drove from the airport, leaving 16 people with minor injuries. Paris: French police made arrests on Thursday and football authorities held an emergency meeting after a series of violent incidents involving supporters during midweek Ligue 1 matches. Jean-Michel Blanquer, France’s education …

Ligue 1: Local authorities launch investigations after Lens-Lille pitch invasion
3 years, 3 months ago

Ligue 1: Local authorities launch investigations after Lens-Lille pitch invasion

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A 26-year-old Lille supporter appeared in court Monday charged with “violence against a person holding public authority”. Lille: Local authorities announced on Wednesday several investigations had been opened after the pitch invasion during the Ligue 1 game between Lens and Lille, including for “inciting hatred” and “sexual exhibition”. Dozens of Lens supporters stormed the Stade Bollaert-Delelis pitch at half-time on …

Ligue 1: Lens to play in empty stadium following fan violence
3 years, 3 months ago

Ligue 1: Lens to play in empty stadium following fan violence

The Hindu  

French club Lens will play its next couple of home games in an empty stadium in the wake of the fan violence that marred Saturday's match between the team and its bitter rival Lille, the French league said. In the meantime, the league also decided to prevent Lille fans from travelling to away games. After the first half, a large …

Lens to play in empty stadium following fan violence
3 years, 3 months ago

Lens to play in empty stadium following fan violence

Associated Press  

PARIS — French club Lens will play its next couple of home games in an empty stadium in the wake of the fan violence that marred Saturday’s match between the team and its bitter rival Lille, the French league said. In the meantime, the league also decided to prevent Lille fans from traveling to away games. After the first half, …

Ligue 1: Lens beat defending champions Lille in derby blighted by pitch invasion
3 years, 3 months ago

Ligue 1: Lens beat defending champions Lille in derby blighted by pitch invasion

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Poland midfielder Przemyslaw Frankowski scored the winning goal on 74 minutes as Lens climbed up to second in Ligue 1, unbeaten through six games and three points adrift of Paris Saint-Germain, who host Lyon on Sunday. Lens defeated reigning French champions Lille 1-0 on Saturday in a northern derby overshadowed by a pitch invasion that delayed the start of the …

Ligue 1: Nice-Marseille game abandoned after fan violence
3 years, 4 months ago

Ligue 1: Nice-Marseille game abandoned after fan violence

Hindustan Times  

A French league football match between Nice and Marseille was abandoned on Sunday when Marseille refused to restart the game after home fans earlier threw projectiles and invaded the field. We decided, for the safety of our players who were attacked, to not restart the match because the safety of our players wasn’t guaranteed,” Marseille president Pablo Longoria said. That’s …

Marseille's Ligue 1 Game against Stade Rennes Called Off after Fans Storm Training Ground
3 years, 10 months ago

Marseille's Ligue 1 Game against Stade Rennes Called Off after Fans Storm Training Ground

News 18  

The Ligue 1 game between Olympique de Marseille and Stade Rennais at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday was postponed after fans stormed into Marseille’s training ground hours before kickoff in protest against club officials. “Given the incidents that occurred this afternoon at the Olympique de Marseille training centre, the Marseille v Stade Rennais Ligue 1 match is postponed,” the French …

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