Clubs and authorities need to stop blaming each other and start working together if they are going to end crowd trouble
By Raphaël Jucobin for Get French
Football News
Another weekend, another crowd trouble fiasco in Ligue 1. After an idyllic two weeks with Les Bleus, French football was quickly brought back down to earth on Sunday night as the headline fixture of the weekend was once again called off due to fan misbehaviour.
Marseille’s trip to Lyon should have been a crucial match in the race for a spot in Europe. Jorge Sampaoli’s men had the chance to draw level on points with second-place Nice, while the hosts were in desperate need of a response after a heavy defeat to Rennes before the international break. The visitors were welcomed to a tense and hostile atmosphere, with their own away support absent due to a ban until the end of the calendar year.