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26th Nov 2015

Away fans banned from French football matches after Paris attacks

Kevin Beirne

Away fans will not be allowed to attend any football matches in France until mid-December after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

French league games went ahead last weekend without any away fans in attendance, and that ban has now been extended for another fortnight at least.

Bernard Cazeneuve, the French interior minister, explained that the ban was due to a “lack of police forces available” in the wake of the attacks in order to secure the safety of fans.