after Nice, Marseille supporters banned from Metz
Olympique de Marseille supporters, already banned from traveling on Wednesday against Nice, could not access the Saint-Symphorien stadium or the center of Metz during the Ligue 1 match between OM on Sunday (8:45 p.m.) against the Moselle club, the prefecture announced on Friday.
“The prefect of Moselle”, Laurent Touvet, “prohibits the presence of Marseille supporters at the Saint-Symphorien stadium and in downtown Metz” because of “the proven risks of public order disturbances during the match”, a indicated the prefecture in a press release.
The decree prohibits Sunday “from 12 p.m. to midnight, access to the stadium as well as the circulation and parking on the public road of any person claiming to be a supporter of Olympique de Marseille or behaving as such”, continue the press release.
The travel bans that are multiplying in Ligue 1
“People degraded their quality of Marseille supporters, by wearing jerseys or scarves for example, could not go this Sunday either to the stadium to watch the match, or to downtown Metz”, specifies the text further. OM supporters had already been deprived of travel during the Coupe de France quarter-final played on Wednesday (4-1 for Nice).
At the end of August, the Nice-Marseille championship match had given rise to serious incidents (throwing of bottles, invasion of the field, fights and incidents between supporters, players and team management staff, etc.), leading to the interruption Match. The match was replayed on neutral ground, in Troyes, ending in a draw (1-1).