In the wake of the serious incidents that occurred during Nice - OM on Sunday evening, Vincent Labrune requested the help of the government, in the form of a letter sent this Tuesday to GĂ©rard Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior, Eric Dupond-Moretti, the Keeper of the Seals, Jean-Michel Blanquer, the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports, and Roxana Maracineanu, the Minister for Sports.
"The security of football matches and the management of certain supporters are particularly complex", underlines in the preamble the president of the League, in reference to the excesses which occurred at the Allianz Arena of Nice Sunday evening, in full Nice - OM.
🇫🇷 Vincent Labrune sent a letter to the government on Tuesday, where he said he was very worried about the security problems in the stadiums.
He calls for more resources and significant sanctions.https: //t.co/FNf1o99vRm
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Labrune also mentions several incidents, of lesser scope, identified in France since the resumption of L1. After only three days of the championship, the former president of OM reports similar problems that occurred in five other matches: Montpellier-OM, Brest-Rennes, OM-Bordeaux, Lens-Saint-Etienne and Rennes-Nantes . There is talk of throwing objects, violent fights, forced barriers and "a worrying upsurge in the use of pyrotechnic devices". Labrune denounces "unacceptable facts" and calls for help to stop this bad spiral.
"In these conditions, it seems important to me to alert you to let you know of our concern and remind you that the powers of the LFP are, after all, quite limited to resolve these problems of violence and public order", writes the president of the LFP.
Labrune calls for punishments commensurate with the excesses: "It is essential that troublemakers be sanctioned significantly and this requires joint action by clubs, bodies, local and national public authorities, but also and above all the justice system (. ..) I am therefore, as well as the LFP teams, at your disposal to participate in the work that you want to lead to fight against this worrying trend and provide lasting solutions for better security of football matches ”.
