Located in the heart of Saint-Etienne, between the prefecture and the town hall, Place Jean-Jaurès will adorn itself with green and white, the colors of its football club, Saturday March 29 at noon. Threatened with dissolution by the Ministry of the Interior, the two clubs of ultra supporters of AS Saint-Etienne (ASSE), Green Angels and Magic Fans, call for a rally of support on this match day against Paris Saint-Germain. After the confirmation, by Bruno Retailleau, of the opening of this procedure and the summons of ultras, Wednesday, March 26, before the National Consultative Commission for the Prevention of Violence during sports demonstrations, unanimous votes rose to denounce it, in the city and beyond.
In a few days, around thirty clubs of supporters expressed their solidarity through tifos in the stands, Paris in Brest and Lens in Bordeaux, to Dortmund (Germany), Brescia (Italy) and Split (Croatia). The former Minister of Sports of the Barnier government and current mayor (without label) of Châteauroux, Gil Avérous, supports them. “The club firmly opposes this measure”said Ivan Gazidis, president of ASSE, of which a delegation will be received at his request, on March 26, by the Commission. Only the Hollywood star Timothée Chalamet, a big fan of the Greens, is missing to complete the table.
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