The Paris police headquarters and the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture issued two orders last week prohibiting the presence of Marseille supporters in the capital during matches against the PFC on Saturday and then against PSG on Sunday February 8.
OM announced on Monday that it regretted “strongly” the travel ban imposed on its supporters for the match against Paris FC on Saturday and announced that it had “filed an appeal” so that this decision is “reexamined”. “The club deeply regrets this decision, which once again deprives its supporters of the possibility of following their team during an official trip”wrote OM in a press release.
The Paris police headquarters and the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture issued two orders last week prohibiting the presence of Marseille supporters in the capital during the matches against the PFC on Saturday and against Paris SG on February 8.
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Relations between Marseille fans and those of Paris SG are conflictual and matches between the two teams have regularly given rise to incidents in the past. Travel by PSG supporters to Marseille, and vice versa, has been systematically prohibited by the authorities for more than 10 years.
“Lack of implementation of the principle of reciprocity”
Last August, however, supporters of Paris FC, a club with which OM has no particular rivalry, were authorized to go to the Stade Vélodrome. The match took place without incident.
LOON “therefore questions the lack of implementation of the principle of reciprocity during this Saturday’s match”wrote the Marseille club in its press release. “Convinced that supervised and proportionate solutions can be found, Olympique de Marseille has filed an appeal so that this decision can be re-examined and its supporters be authorized to make this trip”continued the club.
