A Mexican club has been deprived of its fans for a year due to riots
The Mexican Football Association punished Queretaro by banning fans from attending matches at its stadium for a year, following the violence and clashes that took place in the team's match against Atlas last Saturday in the Mexican League.
Violence erupted after 60 minutes of the match, which took place at the Corregidora stadium, while Atlas advanced with a goal, prompting the fans to storm the field to move away from the clashes, and it was reported that 26 fans were taken to hospital due to injuries.
FIFA called for "quick justice" and condemned those involved in the riots.
Mikel Areola, president of the Mexican League, and Yon de Luisa, president of the Mexican Federation, announced that Queretaro club will be punished by depriving the fans of attendance for a year, in all its matches at its stadium, including the matches of the women's team and the age sector teams.
It was also decided that the group of fans bearing the name "Paras" will be denied entry to the Queretaro Stadium for a period of three years, and will not be allowed to enter any stadium for one year.
It instructed the group that owns Queretaro to transfer possession of the team to the previous owners.
The club must be sold to new owners before the end of 2022, or the Mexican League will take over the club.
It was decided to ban the current owners of Queretaro from practicing any activity related to Mexican football for the coming years.
De Luisa said: "What happened earlier this week not only threatened the lives of many, but also damaged the reputation of the state of Queretaro, its people and its club, as well as the reputation of the Mexican League and the Mexican Federation, both locally and internationally."
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