Overview
- Newcastle alleges French officers used unnecessary and disproportionate force on away fans after the 2-1 defeat at the Stade Vélodrome, including pepper spray, batons and shields.
- According to the club, visiting supporters were kept inside the stadium for up to an hour and then released in groups of about 500 before the reported confrontations.
- Formal complaints have been submitted to UEFA, Olympique de Marseille and French police, and the club says it is working with British police to collect evidence.
- French authorities are seeking a man reported to have worn a Newcastle shirt who appears in a sexually explicit bathroom video, with an anonymous police source saying he may also have been involved in later clashes.
- Reporting notes that public sex in France can be prosecuted as indecency or exhibitionism, carrying penalties of up to one year in prison and a fine of around €15,000.