Saint-Étienne supporters have decided to boycott the Coupe de France final against PSG, due to the low number of places allocated,
The five groups of supporters of AS Saint-Étienne announced Friday to boycott the final of the Coupe de France on July 24 at the Stade de France against Paris SG, opposed to the low number of places allocated as to “sanitary conditions impossible to meet “. Only 5,000 people will be authorized to enter the Saint-Denis enclosure according to government standards. “In agreement with our club, the turn which is allocated to us will remain empty”, indicates a statement of the groups. “It is our players who will be responsible for proudly representing a whole people and a city”, they continue. “At the present time, we finally have in our possession all the information relating to health conditions and the quota of places allocated, after many changes”.
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“With 900 places for Stéphanois supporters and unmanageable sanitary conditions, we reluctantly decided that none of the five groups of ASSE will support the Greens in Saint-Denis”, further details the press release. A boycott confirmed on the site of the‘Team by Jean-Charles Schuler, president of Associés Supporters: “We voted unanimously to boycott the final. The main reason concerns the number of places reserved for us. The leaders understood us, it seems to me, and made the commitment to return the places and not to use them for sponsors or others. “