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starting this sunday away bars will no longer be able to attend matches As a preventive measure, announced the executive president of the Mexican soccer league (Liga MX), Mikel Arriola.
At a press conference, he stated that the decision was taken as a precautionary measure before the fight that occurred this Saturday between fans of the Querétaro and Atlas clubs.
Mikel Arriola also declared that, As of today, the Corregidora Stadium is suspendedand during the week a determination will be made by the Disciplinary Commission of the Mexican Soccer Federation about a possible veto of the venue.
“As of today we cannot generate football activity in the stadium, that must be resolved by the disciplinary commission, but as a preliminary measure, you cannot have activity in this stadium.”
The president of Liga MX pointed out that “we must respect the current figures”regarding the people injured in the fight, as well as the data on deceased people, which according to the governor of the state of Querétaro, Mauricio Kuri González, “there were no deaths.”
Finally, Mikel Arriola assured that these measures mean a “first step” so that the activities of Liga MX can return to normal soon.
In Argentina, visiting bars have been prohibited since 2013
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) determined to veto the visiting supporters’ clubs in the men’s first division in June 2013.
This measure was approved after the meeting between Lanús and Estudiantes, where Lanús fans fought with the security police and a man died as a result thanks to a shot from a rubber bullet in the head.
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