Lyon coach Fabio Grosso sustained facial injuries after Lyon’s bus stoned as it entered Stade Velodrome in Marseille
Lyon's team bus with one window completely broken and another damaged after it was stoned as it entered the Stade Velodrome ahead of the game against Marseille. Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty ImagesFrench football was again marred by violence after Olympique Marseille’s Ligue 1 match against Lyon was called off on Sunday when the visitors’ bus and some fans were pelted with stones and beer bottles, injuring Lyon coach Fabio Grosso.
Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said nine people had been detained so far. “I hope the highest possible prison sentences will be handed to those fans that ruined the party for everyone,” he added on BFM TV.Former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales banned from football for three yearsKen Early: Manchester United’s misery was summed up in two moments as City eased to victory
“OL regrets that this type of situation recurs every year in Marseille and calls on the authorities to assess the seriousness and repetition of this type of incident before an even more serious tragedy occurs,” Lyon said in a statement, with the club adding they would lodge a formal legal complaint.“This is something that cannot happen in football. Even if it happened outside of the stadium, it is unacceptable. I am angry and appalled by the situation.
“OL firmly condemns the unacceptable racist behaviour of individuals in the stands on Sunday,” the club said in a statement.
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