Manchester United Send Support To Stabbed Fan In Paris
8th March 2019
A French police source confirmed to AFP that a man had been wounded on Wednesday after an argument with a cab driver but that his condition was not believed to be life-threatening
- Manchester United sent the club's support to a fan stabbed by a taxi driver in Paris in the wake of the English giants remarkable Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday
- A spokesman for Britain's foreign ministry said: "We are in touch with the French authorities following an incident involving a British man in Paris on March 6 and stand ready to offer assistance if required."
LONDON, United
Kingdom- Manchester United sent the club's support to a fan stabbed by a
taxi driver in Paris in the wake of the English giants remarkable Champions
League victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
"We were shocked to hear about the incident with one of
our fans who was stabbed while in Paris for the Champions League game,"
said United in a statement.
"Everyone at the club wishes him well during his
recovery."
A French police source confirmed to AFP that a man had been
wounded on Wednesday after an argument with a cab driver but that his condition
was not believed to be life-threatening.
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According to Sky Sports the fan, who is 44, was travelling
to the centre of the French capital with three friends when the driver objected
to their boisterous celebration of United's 3-1 win to progress to the
Champions League quarter-finals.
A spokesman for Britain's foreign ministry said: "We
are in touch with the French authorities following an incident involving a
British man in Paris on March 6 and stand ready to offer assistance if
required."