FILE PHOTO: MAY 94 - A policeman walks through the wreckage of the stand at Bastia's Furiani football stadium after its collapse during the French Cup match between Bastia and Marseille. Seventeen people died as a result of the accident and more than 2000 injured. A manslaughter trial begins January 4 to find who was responsible for the disaster
(Reuters) - The French parliament passed a law banning professional football matches from taking place in France on May 5 in memory of the victims of the Furiani stadium disaster in Corsica in 1992.
On May 5, 1992, a stand at Bastia's Furiani collapsed before a French Cup semi-final against Olympique de Marseille, killing 18 and injuring more than 2,300.
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