All professional football matches are now banned in France on May 5, the date of the Furiani stadium disaster which left 19 dead and more than 2,300 injured, just before the kick-off of the Bastia-OM match, thirty years ago. years. While the date has finally been frozen at League level after a long fight by the Collectif des Victimes de Furiani, Marseille will face a very important match this Thursday: the return semi-final of the Europa League Conference.
Players will wear a black armband
A minute of silence will be observed before kick-off. Players will wear a black armband and a text will be read by the stadium announcer. Messages will be broadcast on giant screens. Jacques Cardoze, OM’s communications director, revealed these measures during a press conference. The club got permission from UEFA. “It was obvious to mark this match with a communication imprint.”