Montpellier – OM, the government takes a strong decision after the match

After the match at the end of the eighth day between Montpellier and Olympique de Marseille (0-5), the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, announced an emergency meeting with the Minister of Sports, Gil Avérous, the Secretary of State in charge of the fight against discrimination, Othman Nasrou, and officials from French football authorities. This after violence at the stadium during the MHSC-OM match.

Violence at La Mosson during the MHSC-OM

After the homophobic chants of Parisian ultras echoed in chorus on Saturday evening at the Parc des Princes during PSG’s victory against Strasbourg (4-2), Marseille fans also made their name speak through bad behavior during the victory at Montpellier (0-5). While the prefect of Hérault had limited the trip to 450 people, more than a thousand Marseille supporters had joined Montpellier.

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After the clashes between Marseille supporters and the police on Sunday on the A709 near Montpellier, violence was noted during the duel between the two teams from the South of France this Sunday evening. Indeed, despite the absence of Marseille supporters in the park, several crowd movements and incidents broke out at each Olympian goal.

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Bruno Retailleau wants to regularize the sector

At each of Marseille’s five goals, incidents broke out at Mosson and crowd movements were particularly visible just before the break and at the end of the match, when supporters tried to change stands to reach fans related to the OM. Overwhelmed by his attitudes which the stewards tried to appease without success, the Minister of the Interior called an emergency meeting to put an end to this behavior observed in the stadiums of France.

“This evening again, during the Montpellier/Marseille match, unjustifiable violence has 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 the scene of intolerable acts. 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, I will bring together French football authorities to take the necessary measures to restore order in the stadiums and in margin of meetings »wrote Bruno Retailleau through his official X account (formerly Twitter), Sunday evening.