Riots near Nice - Cologne: investigations initiated
Created: 09/09/2022, 20:04
There were riots among the fans before the game started.
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The European Football Union UEFA has initiated disciplinary proceedings after the fan riots before the match between 1. FC Köln and OGC Nice in the Conference League.
The Bundesliga soccer club is officially under investigation for "throwing objects", "burning off fireworks or other objects" and other "interference by spectators".
Nyon – The French club also has to answer, among other things, for allegations regarding the security staff and the organization.
32 people were injured in the riots, as a result of which the kick-off of the game (1:1) had to be postponed by an hour.
FC managing director Christian Keller had said before the UEFA announcement that the consequences for the club were "not yet foreseeable".
He doesn't want to speculate either.
There is certainly a wide range.” This ranges from fines to conditions or even ghost games and the exclusion of spectators from away games.
dpa
