March 13 – The French Ministry of the Inside has banned AS Saint-Étienne (ASSE) supporters from touring to Montpellier Hérault SC for this weekend’s Ligue 1 assembly between the 2 relegation-threatened golf equipment due to a excessive threat of violence.
Montpellier sit all-time low within the French top-flight standings with simply 15 factors from 25 matches, whereas ASSE are only one spot and 5 factors larger in seventeenth.
Authorities argue Saint-Etienne’s travels are sometimes marred by “public order disturbances because of the violent behaviour of sure supporters or people claiming to be supporters of this group,” and famous that some Montpellier followers are additionally vulnerable to violence.
The Inside Ministry claims there’s a “actual and critical threat of confrontation” between rival followers, citing a conflict between supporters throughout a November 2024 assembly in Saint-Étienne.
A big-scale brawl happened throughout which 260 Montpellier followers, a few of them outfitted with weapons, clashed within the streets with 300 to 400 dwelling supporters.
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