The Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League has decided: it will sanction Olympique de Marseille for throwing stones at Lyon’s cars. The reason? The incident “occurred on a public road,” he said Wednesday night. Therefore, the Disciplinary Committee considers that the incidents are likely due to the obligation of the host club.
A resolution that is in line with the position of Pierre Barthélémy, a lawyer at the Paris Bar Association, who specialises in fandom, who declared that the OM cannot be held guilty of these acts, as they had taken place outdoors at the Stade Vélodrome.
Recall that the first Olympic of the season, which was to be held on Sunday, October 29 in Marseille, was cancelled at the last minute. For a clever reason, the OL bus dropped quail behind when it arrived at the stadium. Coach Fabio Grosso had taken a blow to the face, resulting in an ITT of 30, after an injury that started on the forehead, went through the eyelid before reaching the cheekbone.
This afternoon, six other Lyon fan buses were also attacked shortly after. Other incidents occurred resulting in five police officers being injured and nine supporters arrested.
The match will be played and has been postponed to December 6.
That same night, this time at the Stade Vélodrome, some Lyon fans hurled racist insults. Several videos circulating on social media show Americans making monkey faces, saluting Nazis.
“The people in front of me took out French flags en masse, with their identity cards and passports,” he said. We’re not talking about one or two more people, but at least dozens. Insults such as “Muslims” flew in all directions. It’s not an undeniable love for France, they hide behind their patriotism, but those other people say that the Marseillais who are black or Arab are not French,” says Benoit, in France 3 Provence-Alpes. Due to these facts, the disciplinary commission of the LFP has opened an investigation. The resolution is expected on November 22, 2023.