Officials ban fans after violence in Nice

The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has banned fans of Ligue 1 club St Etienne from travelling to away games until the end of the year following an afternoon of violent clashes in Nice.

Sunday’s league meeting between Nice and St Etienne at the Allianz Riviera stadium saw around 250 visiting supporters ejected from the venue after some of their number began throwing seats at home fans around an hour prior to kick-off.