The five groups of supporters of AS Saint-Etienne announced Friday to boycott the final of the Coupe de France on July 24 at Stade de France against Paris SG, opposed to the low number of places allocated as "impossible sanitary conditions to meet " Only 5,000 people will be allowed to enter the enclosure of Saint-Denis according to government standards. "In agreement with our club, the turn that is allocated to us will remain empty," said a group statement. "It is our players who will be responsible for proudly representing an entire people and a city," they continue. "At present, we finally have in our possession all the information relating to sanitary conditions and the quota of places allocated, after many changes".
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"With 900 places for the Stéphanois supporters and impossible sanitary conditions, we reluctantly decided that none of the five ASSE groups will support the Greens in Saint-Denis", further details the press release. A boycott confirmed on the Team site by Jean-Charles Schuler, the president of the Associates Supporters: “We effectively voted unanimously for the boycott of the final. The main reason concerns the number of places reserved for us. The leaders understood us, it seems to me, and made a commitment to return the places and not to use them for sponsors or others. ”
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