SPORTS/WORLD: FIGHTING VIOLENCE AND ALL FORMS OF INCIVILITY IN SPORTS.


FANS' RIGHTS. DO FANS HAVE RIGHTS?


AN EXPERT FROM FWCT EXPLAINS WITH IMAGES OF DISASTERS AROUND THE WORLD.


THE FURIANI DISASTER, WHICH OCCURRED ON MAY 5, 1992, IN BASTIA, FRANCE.


Why did the Bastia president decide to play the match in Furiani?


In investigations, experts and some fellow journalists mentioned the issue of money: making a lot of money by tripling the stadium's capacity. It wasn't this idea of ​​easy money that led to the destruction of one of the stadium's stands. A hastily constructed structure that ultimately killed 18 people. The origin of the disaster… It was the club's history that led the president to make this decision: Bastia beat Marseille in the French Cup semi-final in Furiani.


That's what was going through everyone's mind. Bernard Tapi had asked Bastia's president, Jean Filippi, to play both matches at the Vélodrome (home and away). President Filippi refused. So it wasn't necessarily about money. In our research, a club's history is very important to the fans. And it was to respond to this compelling demand that this decision was made. Build a 10,000-seat stand in 10 days.


And this is where we will open a debate this evening on the website for fans worldwide: what are the rights of fans? -1- The first right is the right to a lifetime membership. This implies that a supporter must prepare for matches like all other participants in the sports community.


FANS  has the right to verify, document by document, with those responsible for assessing the viability of a sports facility.


This is a fundamental right, and they have the freedom to report that the stadium is not suitable based on their investigations. More tomorrow.