Clashes between FC Cologne and OGC Nice supporters broke out before the Europa League conference meeting on Thursday evening at the Allianz Riviera.
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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) opened disciplinary proceedings on Friday, September 9, after the incidents which occurred before the Europa League Conference match between OGC Nice and FC Cologne on Thursday, indicates the European football body. in a press release. “The disciplinary bodies will decide in due time”says UEFA.
This Europa League conference meeting turned into chaos Thursday evening at the Allianz Riviera, the Nice stadium becoming the scene of multiple fights between supporters of the two clubs. Among the 32 people injured, a supporter was placed in “absolute emergency” after falling five meters between two levels of a stand. His vital prognosis is however no longer engaged. It’s a “savage horde that poured out” in Nice, denounced the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes on France Bleu Azur. Bernard Gonzales who notably confirmed the presence of ultras from Paris Saint-Germain among German supporters
OGC Nice will be the subject of an investigation concerning in particular the “incidents in the stands”his “security personnel”them “throws of objects, the “filtering”the “search” and the “movement of spectators”. FC Cologne will be the subject of an investigation concerning the “incidents in the stands”I’“ignition of fireworks” and the “object throwing”.