France to stop matches in memory of stadium disaster

Cristina Serrano 10 years ago |

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Bastia supporters hold black banners as they pay respect to the victims of the Furiani Stadium tragedy before the French L2 football Bastia vs Metz in the Armand Cesari stadium in Furiani, French Corsican island, on May 1, 2012
Bastia supporters hold black banners as they pay respect to the victims of the Furiani Stadium tragedy before the French L2 football Bastia vs Metz in the Armand Cesari stadium in Furiani, French Corsican island, on May 1, 2012
France's Ministry of Sports has ordered that football matches should no longer be played on May 5, the date of the 1992 Furiani stadium disaster.