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Marseille\u2019s Ligue 1 home match with Lyon was postponed after visiting boss Fabio Grosso was injured when his team\u2019s bus was attacked on the way to the ground.<\/p>\n
Images on social media showed a bloodied Grosso laid on a stretcher.<\/p>\n
The Lyon bus was hit by rocks on its way to Stade Velodrome and supporter coaches also came under attack.<\/p>\n
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The game between bottom-of-the-table Lyon and 10th-placed Marseille was due to kick off at 19:45 GMT on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Grosso] can\u2019t hold a conversation, he had shards of glass in his face,\u201d Lyon club president John Textor told Prime Video.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very angry \u2013 our players, our coach, prepared for tonight and the fans wanted to see the game played.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marseille president Pablo Longoria said the situation was \u201ccompletely unacceptable\u201d, adding: \u201cMy first thought is for Fabio Grosso, someone I respect and have known for a long time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to see him as soon as I arrived at the stadium, I saw how he was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marseille issued a statement saying the club \u201cdeplores the unacceptable incidents which took place this evening around the Stade Velodrome, against the professional team bus as well as Olympique Lyonnais supporter buses\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe club wishes a speedy recovery to Lyon coach Fabio Grosso and strongly condemns this violent behaviour which has no place in the world of football and in society,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to a handful of mindless people, the game planned for this evening was spoiled and deprived 65,000 supporters of attending a football match.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following the attack a crisis meeting was called where it was decided the game should not go ahead. French football\u2019s governing body said its Competitions Commission would decide the next steps.<\/p>\n
Marseille said it would comply with any decision made on the fixture\u2019s future but hoped it \u201ctakes place as quickly as possible and under the best possible conditions at the Stade Velodrome\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2018Terrible image for French football\u2019<\/h3>\n
Thousands of fans were already inside the ground when the announcement was made that the game had been postponed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe took into account Lyon\u2019s desires for the match not to take place,\u201d said match referee Francois Letexier at a news conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on Lyon\u2019s wishes and the protocol, the decision was taken not to start the match,\u201d he added, saying reports \u201chave been forwarded to the relevant authorities who will decide what action to take\u201d.<\/p>\n
AFP reported a Lyon club source as saying Grosso, the former Italy defender, was experiencing dizzy spells.<\/p>\n
French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera told the news agency: \u201cThese images are revolting. Seeing the stoned bus like that, the bloody face of Fabio Grosso\u2026 These are unacceptable acts which go against the very values of football and sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that the investigation will be carried out quickly, that the perpetrators are found and they are severely punished.\u201d<\/p>\n
French football expert Julien Laurens,\u00a0writing on X,\u00a0described it as a \u201cterrible image for French football\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a scandalous mess,\u201d he added. \u201cThis is not the first time this has happened (and not the last sadly) but I have no words for this. Unacceptable again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seven-time champions Lyon last won Ligue 1 in 2007-08. Grosso, 45, was appointed as their managed in September after former France centre-back\u00a0Laurent Blanc was sacked.<\/p>\n
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