French police have detained nine people and are searching for other suspects after a violent attack on buses carrying the Lyon soccer team and fans. The attack Sunday left Lyon coach Fabio Grosso with a head injury and forced the postponement of the team's game at Marseille.
The screen with information that the French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Lyon is cancelled, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, France, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Police take finger prints in a bus that the Lyon soccer team were traveling in, before arriving at the Velodrome Stadium prior to the French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Lyon in Marseille, France, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
The team bus was hit on the way to the Stade Velodrome, shattering some windows. Grosso was injured by falling shards of glass and needed medical treatment with his face bleeding heavily. Lyon assistant coach Raffaele Longo was also injured. Buses carrying Lyon fans were also attacked. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Instagram that “there is absolutely no place for violence in soccer, on or off the pitch” and called on “the competent authorities to ensure that the appropriate measures are taken.”
Marseille president Pablo Longoria said the attack was unacceptable and the club wished Grosso a speedy recovery.
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