The Montpellier-Red Star match, of the second French team, is postponed due to the risk of riots

ByDavid Mitchell

The French Professional Football League (LFP) announced this Tuesday that it is postponing from Saturday to Monday the French second division match between Montpellier and the Red Star of Saint-Ouen (outskirts of Paris), a decision associated with the new demonstration called for the same Saturday after the violent riots last weekend.

“At the request of the Hérault Prefecture and in agreement with the beIN Sports network, the Montpellier Hérault SC-Red Star FC match, corresponding to the 10th matchday of the Ligue 2 BKT and initially scheduled for Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m., is postponed to Monday, October 26 at 8:45 p.m.,” indicated the Professional Football League.

On the sidelines of the demonstrations last Saturday, October 17, against the rising cost of living and against the degradation of public health and education, looting and looting took place that shocked France.

Of the just over 2,500 arrested in the riots throughout the country, 149 have been remanded in preventive detention, according to the latest data from the Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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