8 Oct 2010

Away football fans banned from some Ligue 1 games

4:29 pm on 8 October 2010

The French Football League (LFP) has banned away fans from attending Ligue 1 clashes between champions Olympique Marseille and Paris St Germain, following violent clashes between rival fans.

The LFP says the reason they've taken this measure is to ensure the best security after serious incidents between fans took place last season.

Fans from the arch-rival clubs clashed in Marseille streets last year, then confronted police after their first game of last season was postponed hours before kick-off because of an outbreak of swine flu.

A clash between rival groups of PSG fans before the teams' return match in Paris in February led to the fatal beating of a fan and prompted the club to stop selling tickets for away matches for the rest of the season.

The teams are scheduled to play in Paris on November the 7th with the return match in Marseilles in March.