Faced with violence in and around football stadiums, we need “an extremely strong signal of firmness”, believes the French Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castera. Monday December 18, 2023, she organized a meeting on this violence which seems more and more serious. She wants to put in place, from January, a “firmer penal policy”.
On December 2, 2032, a Nantes supporter was killed amid a brawl between Nice and Nantes supporters. A few weeks earlier, the Olympique Lyonnais bus was stoned, injuring its coach, Fabio Grosso, Kenzo, an 8-year-old boy suffering from brain cancer was attacked because he was wearing the team’s jersey. ‘OM. In recent months, violence between supporters has worried the authorities, leading to the establishment of a moratorium prohibiting the travel of supporters in the event of a risky match. A very restrictive decision for supporters, which should not be extended.
How can we put an end to this violence in French football?
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Tatiana Vassinesports law lawyer, member of the board of directors of the “Sport and Citizenship” think tank.