France to allow Sevilla fans into Lens stadium after initially banning them

Decree of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and another order Province of Pas de Calais The decision finding that the ban was postponed was determined.

In addition, the highest body for administrative cases in France stated that the State must pay compensation to Sevilla FC and “others” in the global amount of 3,000 euros.

Travel ban for Sevilla fans to Lens, finally canceled According to the decree issued by the Prefecture of Pas de Calais (Northern France), this was limited to a security issue, but is practically unprecedented in the EU.

This order forbade the existence “Sevilla fans or those who act like it” In various parts of the city of Lens and its surroundings.

According to the first order, Sevillistas faced imprisonment and fines. 30,000 euros.

The Spanish Embassy in France acknowledged this”anxious“Due to the impact of this measure on the citizens as well as the Sevilla board.

The French government’s decision was part of measures adopted by the government to stop violence in French football, which left a Nantes fan dead when they faced Nice on 2 December.

French clubs affected by this measure and therefore their competitors In addition to Lens, Girondins de Bordeaux, Nimes, Auxerre, Nantes, Olympique de Lyon, Reims and Olympique de Marseille.

Violence between fans in football is not strange. And indeed some Seville radicals have been embroiled in controversy recently.

Before the Europa League final last June BudapestUncontrolled Sevilla and Roma fans faced each other. In the disciplinary investigation opened later by UEFA, no sanctions were imposed on the Sevilla club, as was the case with Rome.

Then on September 20, the ultras of the Sevilla team and Lens staged a fight shortly before the match between the two clubs, but that “date” He was blocked by Spanish police.

On 25 October, radical fans of Arsenal and Sevilla also broke out in a fight near Sánchez Pizjuán after the match on the third day of the group stage. ‘Champions League’The match ended with the English team winning 1-2.

Here’s what’s unprecedented about the case: hugeness Within the framework of the EU, where people have freedom of movement.

Sevilla also referred him to UEFA because, remember, “It restricts the rights of Europeans, in this case Spaniards.”According to Sevilla president José Castro.

Tragedy in memory of fans heysel and subsequently, the Belgian Government decided in June 1985 to ban all football matches in Belgium involving an English club, not just English clubs, until those responsible gave sufficient guarantees of the good behavior of their fans.

in 2018 United Kingdom He banned more than 1,200 ultras from attending the World Cup finals in Russia to prevent acts of violence. Football-related arrests in the UK had fallen significantly since the introduction of the 2000 football ban laws.

Last year, on the occasion Qatar World Cup 2022, The UK has once again banned around 1,300 fans from traveling to the Arab country where England and Wales teams are attending, on suspicion of radicalism.