Paris (AFP)

"The clubs have released the pressure" on their supporters, denounced Saturday the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noël Le Graët who has the impression that "for two months, it's gone", pointing fingers recent cases of smoke and stadium clashes.

"It is time to take things in hand. For two months, we have the impression that it is gone and that we are not moving too much," said the leader from Paris where the federal assembly was held. of the proceeding.

"In five or six stadiums, it is difficult to play football because there are smoke bombs or because of the behavior of certain spectators, who want either to change the president, the coach or the player," he said. he continued.

"It is up to the club presidents to make their security services better and to the League (LFP) to take the first sanctions. We are completely out of step with the rest of Europe. The Federation cannot remain insensitive, "he said again.

Noël Le Graët expressed himself while several incidents concerning supporters have taken place in recent days in France, like in Bordeaux where ultras have interrupted for half an hour the Ligue 1 meeting between the Girondins and Nîmes to contest the presidency club, December 3.

On Tuesday, clashes opposed supporters to the Lyon players, after the deployment of a banner hostile to Marcelo, the OL defender caught in flu by the kop. The next day in Paris, incidents broke out between fans of PSG and the Turkish club Galatasaray near the Parc des Princes.

Friday, it was the Minister of Sports Roxana Maracineanu who had to leave at halftime the Red Star stadium in Saint-Ouen, during a meeting of the third division, heckled by a dozen supporters, in full period of challenge to the pension reform.

"There are cameras, you have to have the courage to file a complaint, to make sure that these boys don't come back to the stadium," said Le Graët.

"Everyone must stay in their place. The supporters must behave well. 98% of people behave well, and are disturbed by the 2% who are not happy with anything," he said.

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