Again, as was the case two weeks ago, after the decree published by the Prefect of the Loire, it is the Minister of the Interior who supports the ban on the movement of Marseille supporters by a Ministerial decree .
In this decree, the Minister justifies this decision by various facts, in particular on the side of Saint-Étienne on April 23, 2022 during the visit of AS Monaco, or even on May 29, 2022, during the return play-off against AJ Auxerre . More recently, the Minister draws on the incidents ahead of the match against Montpellier, also denouncing homophobic chants and the stopping of the match following the throwing of tennis balls and bouncing balls onto the field.
Additionally, the strong antagonism between supporters of both sides is also used to justify this decision. In the decree, numerous incidents between supporters of the two camps are recounted.
As a result, Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior, decides: “On Sunday December 22, 2024 from zero hour to midnight, individual or collective travel, by any means, of any person claiming to be a supporter of Olympique de Marseille or behaving as such, is prohibited between the municipalities of department of Bouches-du-Rhône, on the one hand, and the commune of Saint-Etienne (Loire), on the other hand.”
This week, Pablo Longoria, the president of Olympique de Marseille, took a strong position on the subject, pointing out the inability of decision-makers to organize fan trips: “Football is made for the supporters. When they are not there, it is a failure. A failure of society, for French football… How can we not organize a trip in 2024? There are solutions, all European matches are played with supporters, we are proactive, we try to work before each match so that it happens as best as possible. find a solution to these problems.
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