18 Hard-Line Supporters Arrested For Raid Of Marseille Club Training Ground

JAKARTA - The Marseille police detained 18 people on Sunday, January 31 after hundreds of fans stormed the Olympique Marseille club training ground one day earlier, Saturday, January 30.

Reported by Reuters via Antara, a group of Ultras supporters rallied against the club's leadership following a series of disappointing results. They forced their way into the Commanderie's training ground, setting off flares and firecrackers.

Marseille's match on Saturday evening against Stade Rennais was postponed.

Marseille condemned the acts of violence displayed by the group and said their actions had caused hundreds of thousands of euros in damage.

"The eighteen people detained in connection with violence are all adults," said prosecutor Dominique Laurent.

Marseille are currently seventh in the French League standings, 14 points adrift of leaders Olympique Lyonnais and failing to qualify from the group stage of this season's Champions League.