For Minister Roxana Maracineanu, “a red line has been crossed in terms of violence”

It was one of the eagerly awaited speeches on Monday, after the extremely serious events that took place on Sunday evening during the match between Nice and OM: that of the Minister of Sports. “This is obviously regrettable given the time we spent following matches without spectators, without sports lovers, without encouragement,” Roxana Maracineanu first reacted on BFMTV. A little later, on Franceinfo this time, the minister did not hesitate to say that “a red line has been crossed in terms of violence against gambling players”.

“Seeing that from the first football matches is painful. It is intolerable because the first of the conditions for a match to take place is obviously to ensure the safety of the people who are on the field, the players, the referees, the coaches, ”she continued. .

The Minister calls for penalties for the clubs in question

“These incidents are an insult first of all for football, for sport in general and the supporters themselves”, she added, asking to “sanction” the authors of the throwing of projectiles and those who invaded the lawn. “There are the sanctions, the stadium bans. I am ready to reopen this file if necessary, if however we manage to identify the culprits in question, ”she said. “I think there must be penalties for the club in question,” also said Roxana Maracineanu.