Whose fault is it ? While the Prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Rhône region affirms that "
the decision to resume the match does not belong to the prefect (but) to the sole referee
", the Professional Football League makes its voice heard. And the story is not the same ... "
These new serious incidents remind us that the safety of matches is the responsibility of the home club and the local authorities, to whom it is ultimately the responsibility of resuming or stopping final of the meeting. The League regrets under these conditions the decision to resume the Lyon-Marseille meeting by the regional Prefect as was already the case for Saint-Etienne-Angers
”, we can read in a press release from the body headed by Vincent Labrune. And to add: "
At a time when Ligue 1 Uber Eats is enjoying renewed appeal on the ground, these serious repeated incidents are destroying the image of the championship in France and internationally.
After these new extremely serious facts, the Disciplinary Commission of the LFP will meet urgently from tomorrow.
"
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Remember that Marseille captain Dimitri Payet was hit in the head by a bottle throw from the stands of Groupama Stadium, causing the game to be interrupted in the second minute of play. The decision was taken to resume after more than an hour of palaver, to the chagrin of the Olympians. And obviously also from the League, which “
strongly condemns the violent aggression suffered by Dimitri Payet. Following this cowardly aggression, he was also the target of insults of a discriminatory nature
", further deplores the Professional Football League, recalling that the Disciplinary Commission of the LFP has taken"
firm decisions since the start of the season ( withdrawal of points, game behind closed doors, closing of the stand)
”and carried out a“
working with government authorities to sanction violent individuals in stadiums more effectively.
»Obviously, that was not enough ...