After the interruption of the Meet Lyon-Marseille following the jet, from a tribune, a bottle of water on the head of the Marseillais Dimitri Payet, French football tries to find solutions.
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The Rengaine turns at the Semppernel. “Today is the survival of French football that is at stake, its economic model.” When it is not the COVID-19 or the bankruptcy of a diffuser, “supporters” mingle. Sunday, November 21, after four minutes of play, the match between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and the Olympique de Marseille (OM) has shown, after the Phocean Captain, Dimitri Payet, was touched to the head by a Water bottle jet. And, like the Minister of Sports Roxana Maracineanu, actors and observers of the hexagonal round balloon are worried.
Tuesday, November 23, a crisis meeting was convened between the ministers of the interior and sports and the instances of the football (League, Federation, Clubs and Referees) to try to stop the negative spiral in which the French football and determine “ways to end incidents for the rest of the season”. Because, since the beginning of the Championship of Ligue 1, in August, acts of violence accumulate, ranging from jets of different objects to the invasion of land. With the OL-OM match, it is the sixth time a meeting is interrupted or definitely stopped.
“I’m now afraid of doing corners”
How did the situation degrade to the point where Payet, still under the shock, declares to the investigators during his filing of complaint, according to Team information : “This is not the first time I’m a victim of this kind of facts. I’m now afraid of doing corners when I play outside.” Already targeted during the Nice-Marseille match at the end of August – His live reaction had caused the invasion of the field by supporters -, the offensive environment of the OM is, like Neymar and other players, frequently targeted by opposing fans.
On Sunday, it was enough for a supporter – arrested, and deferred Tuesday in immediate appearance – aims just so that the league 1 switches, once again, in the abyss. And obliges his actors to take the problem with arm-the-body. Roxana Maracineanu has invited them to “an immediate and radical awareness”.
“It is urgent to launch a great national consultation concerning the violence in the stadiums. This gangrene will kill us if we do not react urgently,” herself urged Vincent Labrune, Monday, in an interview at the team . If his public speech is rare, the President of the Professional Football League (FPA), furious, calls to “overthrow the table on security issues”.
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