A match will be “systematically and permanently interrupted” when a player or a referee is injured by a projectile launched from the stands, the government announced Thursday after a meeting with representatives of French football.
In the event of an incident in a stadium, a crisis unit not including the presidents of the clubs concerned will have to decide in 30 minutes maximum on the fate of the meeting, specifies a press release signed by the ministers Gérald Darmanin (Interior), Roxana Maracineanu ( Sports) and Éric Dupond-Moretti (Justice).
Hang on to plastic bottles
The sale and carrying of plastic bottles will also be prohibited in football stadiums “no later than July 1, 2022”.
More information to follow …