NYON, Switzerland — Marseille defender Patrice Evra will be banned for at least one game for kicking a fan of his own team before a Europa League game. UEFA said Friday that its disciplinary body will meet on Nov. 10 to rule on the incident, which saw Evra sent off for violent conduct before the game in Portugal. Evra got into a verbal argument with Marseille supporters who scaled barriers to confront the team before the group-stage match against Portuguese club Vitoria. “The club can only condemn all destructive behaviour from pseudo supporters who insult their own players when everyone should be supporting the team,” Marseille said. Evra, whose most successful spell as a player came at Manchester United and Juventus, has lost his place in the Marseille team this season to Jordan Amavi.

Source: National Post November 03, 2017 10:45 UTC