Europa Conference League clash between Nice and Cologne is delayed by almost an hour after chaos broke out in the stands with fans fighting, flares thrown across the stadium and one supporter even falling from the second tier
German side Cologne have announced that kick-off of Thursday’s Europa Conference League clash with Nice has been delayed due to violent clashes between rival fans at the Allianz Riviera stadium.
Footage on social media showed masked thugs fighting in the stadium and flares being thrown, with French outlet RMC Sport reporting that one supporter was seriously injured after falling from a stand.
The match was scheduled to get under way at 18:45 (17:45 BST), but a statement from Cologne’s official Twitter account confirmed that kick-off has been postponed until 19:40 (18:40 BST)
Governing body UEFA said the match was ‘delayed due to crowd disturbance’.
They warned the match would be called off if there were any further incidents.
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