No forgiveness, no forgetting. The bottle throw that Dimitri Payet received will have its consequences because the Olympique Lyon fan who had the audacity to throw the object at the Olympique Marseille player must go to jail. This Tuesday, French law sentenced him without the possibility of appeal.
On Sunday, the Lyon vs Marseille match was suspended after a fan threw a bottle at Dimitri Payet's head. Referee Ruddy Buquet decided to stop the game at Groupama Stadium, as Marseille's star was preparing to take a corner kick at the 5-minute mark and everything was suspended after the incident.
The aggressor is a 32-year-old man who has been sentenced to serve 6 months in prison without compliance. After the incident, the person in charge of throwing the bottle apologized and indicated that he did not intend to hit the player and that he was carried away by "euphoria."
Not only that, but the aggressor is now prohibited from attending Olympique Lyon's stadium for the next 5 years. In addition to this, the French government is considering making changes in sports security.
This Tuesday, the French government announced that it will seek changes in sports regulations to improve security in stadiums, and hopes to coordinate with the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, to come up with specific proposals.