The fan who stopped the match against Mechelen ordered to pay €65,000 to Charleroi: “We hope this will make the supporters think about the future”

Ljustice has therefore ruled: the supporter who caused the final stopping of the match against Mechelen in November 2022 will have to pay almost 65,000 euros in compensation to Sporting de Charleroi. This is good news in the eyes of Carolo management. “We have taken note of the recent judgment in our favor,” points out Pierre-Yves Hendrickx, the general director of Sporting. “This should alert all supporters to the risks of such misdeeds in the stands. Any inappropriate behavior must be punished and the fact that we are right shows that what happened should not have happened. »

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André, the supporter who had the match against Mechelen stopped, ordered to pay 65,000 euros to Sporting de Charleroi

At the time of his complaint, number 22 wanted above all to be compensated for what the definitive end of the match had cost him financially, without entering into possible considerations concerning the loss of profit from non-qualification. in Europe Playoffs for two points for example. “What was important to us was that the facts were punished. It is hoped that such a judgment will give pause to future fans who might act badly during a football match in the future. »