Soccer-French federation promises to act quickly after Paris FC v Lyon trouble


FILE PHOTO: Noel le Graet, head of the French soccer Federation (FFF), attends a news conference after the governing body's first Executive Football Summit in Roissy, France, November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - French federation president Noel Le Graet has said "quick decisions" will be made after Friday's French Cup game between Paris FC and Olympique Lyonnais was abandoned nL1N2T23E5 over crowd trouble.

The episode, which saw supporters fighting and some of them coming onto the field to throw flares at each other at halftime, is the latest in a series of incidents that has been marring French football this season.

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