PSG fans banned, Sarkozy condemns violence

PSG fans banned, Sarkozy condemns violence

Published Mar. 3, 2010 3:20 p.m. ET

Sixteen Paris Saint-Germain fans have been banned from stadiums following clashes, and France president Nicolas Sarkozy strongly condemned the violence.

The Paris prosecutor's office said Wednesday the fans will have to show up at police stations during matches. Another fan was sentenced to a six-month suspended jail term for "aggravated violence."

Clashes involving hooligans from the two main stands at PSG's stadium Parc des Princes, the Tribune d'Auteuil and the Kop of Boulogne, erupted last Sunday before and after a 3-0 loss to Marseille in the French league.

A 38-year-old man sustained a head injury and was in a critical condition on Wednesday.

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