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– Lyon and Paris FC have been thrown out of the French Cup after their match was abandoned because of crowd trouble.
– The game at second tier side Paris FC on 17 December was interrupted by incidents in the stands, fans on the pitch and fireworks thrown.
– It was abandoned at half-time with the score 1-1.
– The French Football Federation’s disciplinary commission also fined Paris FC 10,000 euros (£8,400) and Lyon 52,000 euros (£44,000).
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– Lyon have already had a point deducted for crowd trouble in a home Ligue 1 match against Marseille this season.
– The match was abandoned after Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands.
– French football has been marred by crowd trouble this season.
– Marseille’s game at Nice in August was also abandoned when Payet threw a bottle back into the crowd, causing fans to storm the pitch.
– Marseille midfielder Valentin Roniger suffered a cut lip when he was hit with a bottle at the season opener at Montpellier.
– And the second half of the northern derby between RC Lens and Lille in September was delayed by about half an hour after rival fans threw objects at each other.
