Terrible clashes between PSG and Nice fans in Paris on Thursday night

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·23 de maio de 2026

Terrible clashes between PSG and Nice fans in Paris on Thursday night

Thursday evening, on the eve of the Coupe de France final between RC Lens and OGC Nice at the Stade de France (eventually won 3-1 by Lens), violent scenes took place in Paris around the Canal Saint-Martin involving “supporters” of Paris Saint-Germain and the Nice club. L’Equipe recounts the incidents between hooligans and their consequences.

“Some were shouting, ‘we’re going to kill you, we’re going to kill you.’”

“First gathered at the ‘Cork and Craven,’ located a little further down at 70 quai de Jemmapes, the Nice hooligans then came outside to meet their Parisian counterparts, ready to clash at around 11:30 p.m. The difference in numbers — 150 Nice supporters accompanied by Lille, Nancy, or German (Saarbrücken) supporters, with whom they are close, against around fifty Parisians — led to a manhunt. After crossing the canal at rue de Lancry, the hooligans converged on Square Villemin, stopping just before it, opposite ‘L’Atmosphère,’ one of the few places still open shortly before midnight. Witnesses to these clashes, local residents, though used to noise in the neighborhood, were many in sticking their heads out after hearing such a commotion. ‘I told myself there was a fight. But it was more like a riot. Some were shouting, “we’re going to kill you, we’re going to kill you.” I was stunned, I had never seen that before,’ said Saphia, a local resident.

“65 individuals were taken into police custody”

Police finally intervened and 65 individuals were taken into police custody (including four minors), while six injured people were recorded, one of them in serious condition.”

As for the violence, even if there is a link to football, since these people present themselves as club supporters, it is easy to say that the spirit of sport was clearly forgotten here. PSG and Nice merely served as a pretext to form opposing sides with the intention of fighting. It is sad to reach this point and disrupt an entire neighborhood. It is foolishness that is hard to distance football from and that will do nothing to help the image of the sport.

Vídeos OneFootball

Unfortunately, there is nothing to say that such scenes will stop anytime soon, and football will continue to serve as a pretext. This is what pushes the authorities to restrict travel, even if that is unfair to true supporters, who are genuinely there for the football.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.