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After throwing bottles, the situation in Nice escalates
Photo: VALERY HACHE / AFP
The game in the French soccer league between OGC Nice and Olympique Marseille, which was canceled due to riots between spectators and players, must be repeated.
The disciplinary committee of the league association LFP also decided that the game will take place in a neutral place.
In addition to the replay, Nice will have to play two more championship games without fans, the league association announced.
In addition, the fourth place in the championship will be penalized with the deduction of two points, one of which is suspended.
For his involvement in the clashes, Olympique Marseille fitness trainer Pablo Fernandez has been banned for the remainder of the season until June 30, 2022.
The OM players Dimitri Payet and Álvaro González have to serve one and two game bans respectively.
During the game on August 22, supporters of Nice had repeatedly thrown objects onto the field.
About a quarter of an hour before the end of the 1-0 score for Nice, Payet was hit in the back by a plastic bottle in front of a corner and went down.
Shortly afterwards, he threw several plastic bottles back towards the stands, and teammates joined them.
As a result, dozens of Nice supporters stormed onto the field, which led to violent arguments between players and club officials.
When the game was about to resume after a hiatus of about an hour, the Marseille players refused to go back onto the pitch.
The game was canceled.
After the incidents, the prefecture of Alpes-Maritimes had already closed the south stand in the stadium in Nice, where the tumult had started, for four home games.
In addition, the grandstand should be equipped with a net to protect against projectiles as soon as possible.
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