the strong South Winners press release on the brawl with the Commando Ultra

During the clash between Olympique de Marseille and Lille this week in the Coupe de France, a sad spectacle tarnished the evening at the Vélodrome stadium. Indeed, a fight broke out right in the southern bend between South Winners and Commando Ultra, two historic groups. And when we learned that the brawl had started following a member of the Winners throwing a firecracker in the direction of a member of the Commando, the Winners decided to communicate on this subject.

“Now that the truth is known and accepted…”

“For almost thirty-eight years, we, South Winners, have always taken responsibility for our actions and our positions, whether inside the Vélodrome stadium or outside. Once again, we will not shy away from our responsibilities. One of the fundamental values ​​that we carry is solidarity towards each of our members.“, they explain before shedding light on the events by apologizing and admitting to having been wrong. “When we learned that one of our young people had been attacked by people in the lower part of the South Bend, we went down to get an explanation of the situation, which led to the unfortunate events that followed. We did not know that the young person in the group who presented himself as the victim was in fact the aggressor and the triggerman of the brawl, which made our intervention illegitimate and meaningless. It was only much later that we realized that we had been duped and thus discovered, after investigation, and a few minutes before a general meeting, that the protagonist had lied to us. This person apologized to the people concerned as well as to Olympique de Marseille, then was naturally excluded from the South Winners. Now that the truth is known and accepted, we legitimately present our most sincere apologies to the Ultras and to all the people present in the area, to the Olympic institution of Marseille as well as to the people of Marseille. We presented a very sad spectacle and regret it“. The press release ends with a small reminder of the different actions of the groups: “We would like to remind you, however, that this should not overshadow or overshadow all our solidarity commitments towards all groups of Marseille supporters, as well as our numerous actions for our city, whether in the social, cultural and sporting fields.“.

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