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Marseille suspends Patrice Evra after “head kicking” a fan

Marseille defender, Patrice Evra has been suspended by the club and given at least one match ban for kicking a supporter in the head before their Europa match against Vitoria.

Evra, 36, was slammed an “immediate layoff” and will most likely face more sanctions for his confrontation with a supporter.

The French player was jeered at by supporters during a warm up before the start of the game. He responded by going towards the advertising board in confrontation to the supporters as they made their move towards the player.

The defender was however carried away by his teammates but not before aiming a kick in the head of the supporter.

The former Manchester United player was subsequently sent off before the match, making him the first player ever to receive a red card before the kick-off in the Europa League.

UEFA has commenced disciplinary proceedings against  Evra. The club has also started investigations into the incident with Evra to serve at least one match ban.

However, Evra’s place in the club is under question, as the club looks to hold a meeting to determine further sanctions.

The club said in a statement on their website that: “Jacques-Henri Eyraud, President of Olympique de Marseille (OM), met Patrice Evra today and informed him of his layoff with immediate effect, and his summons to an interview prior to a possible disciplinary sanction.

“In addition, the first results of the internal investigation conducted by the club reveal an unacceptable behaviour on the part of a handful of provocateurs who uttered particularly serious hateful attacks against the player, even though the latter and his team-mates warmed up for an important meeting.

“As a professional and experienced player, Patrice Evra could not respond in such an inappropriate way.

“The club is continuing its investigation and will use all the legal means at its disposal against individuals who, under the guise of their passion for OM, endanger their reputation by entering the field and insulting a player instead of supporting him.”

Former Manchester United teammate, Mikael Silvestre, said that Evra had “no future” at the club, but added that the incident was not the end of his career.

He added that it was bad to abuse supporters, or abuse their own players as they insulted him with words like “You’re rubbish, go home. Keep doing your videos, but stop playing football.” It was also reported that insults were at his family too.

Patrice Evra is married and with children. He has played in the UEFA Champions League final five times, reached a Euro final and has also won lots of other titles.

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