Nice-Cologne match: how to explain the presence of PSG ultras among German supporters? – franceinfo

“There are really fed up with our sport being smeared in this way.” The Minister of Sports and the Olympic Games, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, reacted strongly after the clashes at the Allianz Riviera in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), Thursday, September 8, on the sidelines of the Europa League Conference match against Cologne. Thirty-two people were injured and among them, a supporter was placed in “absolute emergency” after falling five meters between two levels of a stand. His vital prognosis is no longer engaged. “He’s a Frenchman, a Parisian supporter who was in the German ranks,” said Benoît Hubert, the chief of staff of the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes on Thursday. The prefect of the department, Bernard Gonzales, confirmed this to France Bleu Azur on Friday. The @prefet06 confirms on @francebleuazur and @F3cotedazur that Parisian supporters were among the German supporters for the match #OGCNKOE pic.twitter.com/i4Kc7l653b – France Bleu Azur (@francebleuazur) September 9, 2022 The presence of Parisian supporters of the group of ultras “Supras Auteuil” was observed Thursday in the stadium, since their tarpaulin was clearly visible next to those of the German supporters. On certain videos visible on social networks, we see a man wearing a balaclava in the colors of PSG (blue, white and red) tipping over in the void. 08.09.2022, Nice vs Köln https://t.co/Fjy3xrlEmQ pic.twitter.com/1lVd8VK6Zq — Hooligans.cz Official (@hooliganscz1999) September 8, 2022 What were these Parisian supporters doing in the bays of the Allianz Riviera to a match that did not concern PSG? Their presence may seem all the more surprising since the “Supras Auteuil 91” group no longer has an official existence since its dissolution by a decree of April 28, 2010. The decision followed the death of a Parisian supporter of the Boulogne stand, beaten by ultras from the Auteuil stand, before the PSG-OM meeting on February 28, 2010 at the Parc des Princes. “The Supras Auteuil have been friends with the Wilde Horde, the ultras group of FC Cologne, since 2003”, explains to franceinfo Michel *, a former ultra from the Auteuil corner of the Parc des Princes. A proximity confirmed on his Facebook account by Sébastien Louis, author of the book Ultras, the other protagonists of football (ed. Mare & Martin, 2017). A Parisian supporter who is recognized by the balaclava in the colors of PSG in the midst of a clash at the Allianz Riviera in Nice before the Nice-Cologne meeting, on September 8, 2022. (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) In an interview with the turns.paris site , Selim, a former president of Supras Auteuil 91, justifies this friendship: “FC Cologne is a club that is the total opposite of the money and communication project of PSG version QSI. It is a club rooted with a superb tradition and history. even if they don’t have the team they deserve to have, like us in Paris for almost fifteen years. Cologne is one of the largest German cities, with a real local cultural identity, a dialect, the Kölsch, a very rich folklore and above all a whole city absolutely crazy about its club. The Wilde Horde supported us in the most difficult times, was always present at our side.

“Since 2010, the oldest members of this group of Ultras have become accustomed to traveling with the Wilde Horde, adds Michel. Their presence at the Allianz Riviera was therefore completely predictable for the authorities, especially when we knows the antagonisms between Nice and Parisian supporters. But, even without this antagonism, the Supras would have made the trip.” For the time being, it is impossible to know the role of Parisian supporters in the events that took place in the stands. The investigations opened by the Nice judicial court for degradation in meetings on the official store of the Nice club, violence in meetings around the stadium and violence in meetings inside may shed light on the implications of the different groups. of supporters. For its part, PSG dissociated itself from the actions of these supporters and condemned “with the greatest firmness the violence committed during the meeting between OGC Nice and FC Cologne”. The Parisian club stresses that the members of the Supras Auteuil group “are not recognized as supporters of PSG and are prohibited from accessing the Parc des Princes” and says that they are studying “the follow-up to be given to the damage caused to its reputation by the actions of these last”. * The first name has been changed.