Marseille official club store looted amid unrest in France
The clubs said their shops suffered extensive damage and will stay closed until further notice as France’s unrest spread to major cities.
- On Monday, Olympique and Lille confirmed their official stores were looted during weekend protests across France, reporting significant property damage following clashes between demonstrators and police.
- Over half a million people demonstrated on Saturday against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools, though small groups set fires and looted businesses in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille.
- Olympique officials said the store on the Canebiere suffered "significant damage," forcing a temporary closure, and the club expressed solidarity with partner Puma, which operates the vandalized location.
- Marseille authorities imposed a ban on public gatherings across the city on Monday following the violent unrest, with the measure taking effect from midday until 8 p.m. to restore order.
- Olympique will inform Fans about reopening the store when conditions allow, as the team sits ninth in The Ligue and prepares to visit Austrian side Sturm Graz on Oct 22 for the Europa League.
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Football clubs Marseille and Lille close shops after vandalism and looting in France protests
Protests over the rising cost of living and poor school conditions turned violent in several French cities, forcing both Ligue 1 clubs to shut their shops after extensive damage.
On Monday, 19 October, the Olympique de Marseille published a statement on its social networks, informing that its official shop on the Canebière had been the target of looting during the weekend demonstrations on 17 October.
Marseille announced that its official store located on La Canebière, the city's historic central avenue, was looted during the incidents. France experienced some of its worst rioting in years over the weekend, with thousands of arrests and shops looted or damaged, […]
On the weekend that just passed, Paris became a real battlefield. The march of protest in which about 110,000 people participated degenerated, after many individuals became violent and vandalized everything that came out of their way. They also robbed a shop dedicated to football. Among the [...]
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