Extremely rare decision by François-Xavier Lauch who, given the number of Marseille supporters too high compared to the number initially planned, decided “to prohibit the travel of all OM supporters to Montpellier”.
The CRS had to intervene to block Marseille supporters on the sidelines of the meeting between Montpellier and Marseille scheduled for this Sunday evening, October 20 at the La Mosson stadium.
Supporters of the Olympique de Marseille football club @OM_Officiel for whom I had issued an order limiting the number of people authorized to travel and access the Mosson stadium to 450, did not respect these numerical commitments and caused… pic.twitter.com/71Tk8dLHpW
— Prefect of Hérault ud83cuddebud83cuddf7 (@Prefet34) https://twitter.com/Prefet34/status/1848064907885040113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
They blocked around ten buses near the Saint-Aunès area. And obviously, they didn’t like it. They started throwing stones and throwing smoke bombs at the police. Enough to seriously disrupt traffic on the highway. A fire was even stopped in the scrubland.
450 supporters allowed, not one more
The authorities decided to intercept these ten buses of Olympique de Marseille supporters in view of the excessive number of supporters arriving at the stadium compared to the number initially planned.
According to our information, 450 Marseille supporters were authorized but they would have come with 230 more individuals. However, the police do not want nearly 230 Marseille supporters to wander around La Mosson. Especially since we could fear, on the Montpellier side, a response of the same kind. For now around the stadium, things are going well.
Nearly 200 supporters wanted to force their way through before turning around
According to sources close to the MHSC, the supporters of the Marseille city in question reportedly turned around at the start of the evening. On the other hand, the CRS were busy on another front to bring Montpellier ultras into the stadium, risking throwing stones at Marseille buses.
According to a police source, between 150 and 200 Marseille supporters wanted to force their way to the Mosson stadium before finally the prefect of Hérault decided to ban the entry of all Marseille supporters. An extremely rare decision. However, the Marseillais would have accepted the injunction of the State representative, François-Xavier Lauch.
Reaction from Bruno Retailleau
The Minister of the Interior reacted on X (formerly Twitter) on the events which took place this Sunday evening.
This evening again, during the Montpellier/Marseille match, unjustifiable violence tarnished the image of football. Homophobic chants, clashes between fan clubs, attacks by the police, we can no longer stand the fact that every week, sport is…
— Bruno Retailleau (@BrunoRetailleau) https://twitter.com/BrunoRetailleau/status/1848078307453284805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
“This evening again, on the occasion of the Montpellier/Marseille match, unjustifiable violence has tarnished the image of football. Homophobic chants, clashes between supporters’ clubs, attacks by the police, we can no longer bear that every week, sport is the scene of intolerable actions For my part, I will not tolerate it This week, in conjunction with the Minister of Sports and Othman Nasrou, Secretary of State in charge of the fight against discrimination. will bring together the authorities of French football to take the necessary measures to restore order in the stadiums and on the sidelines of matches.he wrote.
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