{"id":299160,"date":"2023-12-03T18:09:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T18:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299160"},"modified":"2023-12-03T18:09:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T18:09:17","slug":"nantes-fan-stabbed-to-death-by-taxi-driver-as-violence-erupts-before-nice-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/nantes-fan-stabbed-to-death-by-taxi-driver-as-violence-erupts-before-nice-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Nantes fan ‘stabbed to death by taxi driver’ as violence erupts before Nice game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Nantes supporter has reportedly been stabbed to death by a taxi driver as violence erupted before their Ligue 1 clash with Nice on Saturday. The incident took place before kick-off at 8pm local time when fans were travelling to the Stade de la Beaujoire to watch their team in action.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old victim was said to have been murdered by a taxi driver who was driving a vehicle full of Nice supporters, according to French outlet Ouest.<\/p>\n

The assailant reportedly stabbed the victim in the back outside of the Saint Georges Bar, near the stadium. They have since turned themselves into local police.<\/p>\n

According to Get French Football News, the Nantes fan was a member of the team’s most notorious fan group, Brigade Loire, who often meet at the local bar before home games.<\/p>\n

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According to French media, Nantes public prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul said: “Shortly before 8pm, several vehicles carrying Nice supporters were attacked by FC Nantes supporters.<\/p>\n

“During these events, in circumstances which remain to be determined, a 31-year-old man, a FC Nantes supporter, collapsed. The very first forensic investigations show that the victim had a wound on his back, possibly caused by a bladed weapon.”<\/p>\n