Ligue 1: "Spectator safety is our priority" (Jean-Pierre Rivère, OGC Nice)

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"Spectator safety is our priority. This applies to all matches. This is obviously for Friday (20/11/2015) after this tragedy. To do this, we work directly with the prefecture and all services. We also call on all security teams to exercise the greatest vigilance," said Jean-Pierre Rivère, president of OGC Nice (Ligue 1), on 17/11/2015.

OGC Nice - Olympique Lyonnais (Matchday 14 of Ligue 1 on Friday 20/11/2015, kick-off at 20:30) will be -- one week later day to day -- the first game played in Ligue 1 since the terrorist attacks that killed 129 people and injured 352 in Paris and close to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis (north of Paris) on 13/11/2015. "It has been decided to play all Ligue 1 (Matchday 14) and Ligue 2 (Matchday 15) games, as well as the Coupe de France (playing of matches cancelled on 14 and 15/11/2015) planned this weekend," announced the LFP on 17/11/2015.

"Security had already been strengthened after the terrible events of last January (attacks of 07, 08 and 09/01/2015 in Paris). It will be further increased so that everything goes along fine," said Jean-Pierre…

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