Soccer-Lyon and Paris FC thrown out of French Cup, fined after crowd trouble

FILE PHOTO: Officials and players leave as supporters walk on the pitch during Paris FC v Lyon French Cup match at the Charlety Stadium in Paris, France December 17, 2021, in this still image obtained from social media video on December 18, 2021. Courtesy of Twitter @Ken95_/via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Olympique Lyonnais and Paris FC have been thrown out of the French Cup after their game earlier this month was abandoned over crowd trouble, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Monday.

The episode on Dec. 17 in Paris had supporters fighting and some of them coming onto the field to throw flares at each other at halftime when the score was level at 1-1.