Beaten and spat at: players report their own fans to the police

The situation at OGC Nice is escalating further between players, club management, and fans. On Sunday evening, after returning from Lorient where the team suffered their sixth consecutive defeat, around 400 supporters waited for the team in front of the training center. There, heated confrontations broke out between both sides. Two players—Jérémie Boga and Terem Moffi—were reportedly physically attacked and have since responded.

The crisis at Nice thus continues unabated. The spontaneous gathering of fans in front of the training ground to greet the players after yet another defeat—a 1-3 loss on Matchday 14 in Brittany—escalated.

For many fans, this defeat was apparently the trigger to vent their frustration and try to wake up the team. This led to some unpleasant scenes, especially in exchanges with sporting director Florian Maurice as well as Jérémie Boga and Terem Moffi.

When the players left the team bus to get to their cars, they had to fight their way through a tightly packed crowd. At that moment, according to RMC Sport, Moffi and Boga were hit and spat on by some fans. Both professionals are said to have decided to take legal action and file a complaint.

According to media reports, they also sought medical assistance and are now on sick leave. As a result, Moffi will be out until Sunday, while Boga has received a certificate of incapacity for work for at least five days.

Meanwhile, the French players' union has also commented on the incidents and condemned them in the strongest possible terms.

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