It took 12 to 13 stitches to heal the technician’s bloodied face. Olympique LyonItalian Fabio Grossowas injured this Sunday when the bus he was traveling on near campus was attacked by ultras Olympic Marseille. His effigy today symbolizes infinity wave of violence in French football.
This Sunday evening in Marseilles will be recorded as one of most shocking episodes in the modern history of sports in France.
The Ligue 1 match between Olympique Marseille and Olympique Lyon has been OFFICIALLY POSTPONED. It will not be played today. This happened after Marseille ultras threw stones at a Lyon bus and ended up injuring Fabio Grosso, the coach of Los Leones. Another night of violence in… pic.twitter.com/7L86K39cj6
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Near stone throwing by Marseille radicalswhat led to suspend the match at the last minute for injuries, Gross As a result of windows breaking on several buses, exchange of racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic chants among followers Marseille and Lyon.
🇨🇵 | URGENT: So a group of Marseille fans threw stones at a Lyon bus. The French classics were finally suspended.
Lyon head coach Fabio Grosso was injured. pic.twitter.com/xGmbWVh34F
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““Last night (Sunday) we saw a cocktail of everything we hate” – the Minister of Sports emphasized in an interview with BFMTV, Amelie Oudea-Castera, clearly outraged and helpless in the face of yet another episode of violence in French football.
😳 This is what Fabio Grosso’s left eye looks like after what happened yesterday before the Marseille – Lyon match.
He received 13 stitches. pic.twitter.com/opb0s2WDNj
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Udea-Kastera insisted that “never” have so many police been mobilized for this type of match (500 in Marseille), so many devicesprotection against vandalism none of them came into force The law is so harsh on offenders.
The Minister, who stressed that the League French professional football (LFPF) and your own French clubs are responsible During this necessary “revolution” he warned:
There needs to be a profound cultural change for fans. It is impossible to play sports when there are discriminatory chants.
Although the Minister of Internal Affairs Gerald Darmanin, Ha Errors in the safety device are rejectedThe head of the sport warned that “The entire chain of responsibility” will be cleared know how it is a group of radicals managed to stone a Lyon bus. Until now, nine people were arrested.
🚔 According to the French government, nine people have been arrested for the incidents in Marseille and Lyon, and “there will be more.”
Incidents forced match to be suspended after Lyon bus was stoned and coach Fabio Grosso was injured https://t.co/TJ4j2Us1Su
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The president Olympique Marseille (OM)Spanish Pablo Longoria, which a few weeks ago he was threatened by a handful of his own followersstrongly condemned stoning and He expressed regret that the actions of “a group of unconscious people ruined a party of 67 thousand people.”“, who were going to the Velodrome stadium.
💬 “It is unacceptable for a group of irresponsible people to join a football party. This place cannot exist either in football or in today’s society.”
⚪🔵Pablo Longoria’s reaction after the Olympic report. pic.twitter.com/p6fvOctmxm
— RMC Sport (@RMCsport) October 29, 2023
The FIFA President himself Gianni Infantino, took action on this and asked in a social media post “the competent authorities to take the necessary measures” so that coaches, players and fans can enjoy football “safely”.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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