Football competitions in the French League will be absent this Friday evening, especially on the fifth of May each year.
The French league usually plays normally on a Friday, but on the first Friday in May there was no competition at all levels of the professional league in the country.
And the French Equip published a report on the causes of the spherical void, which is associated with the tragic incident that occurred in the semi-final of the French Cup in 1992 between Bastia and Marseille, which is known as the Furiani tragedy.
Drame de Furiani: pourqua on ne joue pas au football May 5th in France – L’Équipe #football#sole#football_alertehttps://t.co/idA1IeT4Wl
– Actu Football (@football_alerte) May 5, 2023
On May 5, 1992, the upper runway collapsed at Foriani Stadium, killing 19 spectators and injuring over 2,300 people before the starting whistle.
Due to this incident, an amendment to the country’s sports law was issued in 2021, banning any matches in the country’s professional leagues in honor of the memory of the dead and allowing only amateur matches, but with participants. standing for a moment of silence before their start.
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