New Ligue 1 safety rules: Matches will be cancelled immediately after a player or referee is hit by a throw

According to the French media RMC news, because of the frequent safety accidents in the Ligue 1 arena, the French Ministry of Sports, together with the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice, has introduced new measures to jointly ensure the safety of Ligue 1 matches.

Since the beginning of this season, there have been many fan riots and safety accidents in the Ligue 1 arena, which have attracted widespread attention from the outside world. On Thursday, the French Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Sport jointly presided over a security meeting attended by Vincent La Brun, president of the French Professional Football Federation, Leggraet, president of the French Football Association, representatives of arbitration institutions, representatives of French clubs and several governors.

Several measures to ensure the safety of the stadium were announced at the meeting, the most notable of which was that once a player or referee was hit by a throw in the stands, the game would be "systematically and explicitly" canceled. In addition, several ministers also signed a statement saying that when there was an accident on the pitch, the crisis team, excluding the presidents of the teams, needed to decide whether the game would continue within 30 minutes.

In addition, it will be prohibited to sell or carry plastic bottles on the stadium until July 1, 2022 at the latest. In the previous match between Lyon and Marseille, Paye was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands, and the match was cancelled.

With regard to the stadium ban, some participants felt that the current measures were sufficient, but that better implementation was still needed. In the medium term, consideration will be given to the establishment of a fixed tort fine mechanism, i.e. a means of criminal sanctions announced outside the trial by police officers, gendarmes or authorized public officials. to stop fans from using various types of fireworks or fireworks in the stadium.

In addition, from the 2022-2023 season, all clubs in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 will have to install anti-throwing devices, such as safety nets.

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