Champions League: French police turn away, arrest Feyenoord fans ahead of match against Lille
Dozens of Feyenoord fans banned from travelling to Lille for the final Champions League group game between the two clubs have been turned away or arrested at the border, according to French authorities.
The Prefecture du Nord, which represents the French state in the Lille region, said 64 fans of the Dutch team have been refused entry to France and that 17 have been arrested and taken into custody.
Police officers seized pyrotechnic devices and various objects that could be used as weapons during their checks, the prefecture said.
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France’s interior ministry said there was a “real and serious risk of confrontation” between fans of the two teams when introducing the travel ban ahead of Wednesday’s match at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
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