{"id":342667,"date":"2023-10-29T19:56:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T20:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=342667"},"modified":"2023-10-30T03:02:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T03:02:43","slug":"game-abandoned-as-coach-injured-in-team-bus-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=342667","title":{"rendered":"Game abandoned as coach injured in team bus attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The French league <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\" title=\"football\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">football<\/a> game between host Marseille and Lyon was postponed after Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered a head injury when the team bus came under attack from fans throwing projectiles.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes before the scheduled kick-off time, a message on the giant screen at Stade Velodrome said: \u201cDear supporters, the game will not be played tonight&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The Lyon team bus was hit on the way to the stadium, shattering some windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/news\/ice-hockey-2023-adam-johnson-freak-accident-death-pittsburgh-penguins\/58e9f89e-f600-4fb2-9ec6-f860a48f4ab0\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ice hockey player killed during game in &#x27;freak accident&#x27;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ice hockey player killed during game in &#x27;freak accident&#x27;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\ufeffREAD MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/news-2023-eddie-jones-quits-wallabies-coach-rugby-australia\/62207f85-91d7-4ab2-bebd-3c314a6da538\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Wallabies nightmare over as Eddie Jones quits\ufeff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Wallabies nightmare over as Eddie Jones quits\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/matildas-philippines-result-eight-goals-sam-kerr-caitlin-foord-hat-trick-olympic-qualifying\/ad530454-64c1-438b-bb57-e501d7a72d5d\" title=\"Pair of hat-tricks as big guns shine in Matildas win\ufeff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pair of hat-tricks as big guns shine in Matildas win\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grosso was injured by falling shards of glass and needed medical treatment with his face heavily bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe applied the protocol, which states that the game shouldn\u2019t be played when a party is injured and his participation is compromised because of this physical assault,\u201d match referee Francois Letexier told a news conference.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"5c19ee53-962c-49b3-b58b-c6265010062b\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/5c19ee53-962c-49b3-b58b-c6265010062b\" alt=\"Lyon fans trying to break the net on the stands prior to the French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Lyon at the Velodrome Stadium.\" data-width=\"3983\" data-height=\"2655\" \/><img data-id=\"b503adab-ff43-44bd-a825-c1c9876ed06b\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b503adab-ff43-44bd-a825-c1c9876ed06b-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Police take finger prints in a bus that the Lyon soccer team were traveling in.\" data-width=\"6353\" data-height=\"4235\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The French league football game between host Marseille and Lyon was postponed after Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered a head injury when the team bus <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=342667\" title=\"Game abandoned as coach injured in team bus 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