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[AT5] French police department says "violent Ajax fans" are the reason away fans are not allowed. "The ban has little to do with the safety for Ajax fans, but rather the safety for Marseille fans." (www.at5.nl)

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French autorities say that banning away fans for this match had little to do with the safety for Ajax fans but rather the safety for the Marseille fans. "Agressive behavior is something that is seen a lot with Ajax ultras, who mostly operate under the name 'F-Side'. They are known as one of the most dangerous groups of Europe."

In 2009 things already went wrong between the two clubs when Marseille and Ajax faced eachother in the UEFA cup. Ajax fans went with a big group of fans to Marseille. Ajax fans were then attacked by Marseille fans with bricks, sticks and iron bars. Ajax fans then chased Marseille fans until police showed up. In the return in Amsterdam Ajax fans held up a banner saying "We had joy we had fun, we had L'om on the run".

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

So the French police have managed to pre-emptively blame fans for violence that hasn't even happened yet.

Ajax fans have surpassed Liverpool fans in the "French police trying to blame you" stakes. Liverpool fans got blamed for shit they were the victims of. Ajax fans just got blamed for shit in the future