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Published 13:07 3 Nov 2017 GMT
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"He is not a supporter, because you cannot insult your own players, you have to be behind everyone... Patrice is a more than experienced player and we cannot respond to insults so low and so incredible because they come from one of our supporters."According to French newspaper L'Equipe, the incident could spell the end of Evra's time at Marseille, the club he joined from Juventus last January. They report that the 36-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, could face "dismissal for serious misconduct.". The defender was reportedly targeted with chants and insults for a half an hour before the incident took place. https://twitter.com/Serguei/status/926176579935522817 L'Equipe report that the fan allegedly said to Evra, "Keep doing your videos, but stop playing football." A Marseille fan, who identified himself as "William" told RMC Sport that he was at the match, and the dispute started when supporters insulted the player over his poor form.
"We were in the group of Marseille fans after being welcomed by Guimaraes. When we warmed up, we started to [turn up the] heat on Patrice Evra because it's been several games that he is not good."We warmed it up a bit," he said, referring the supporters' chants. "I will not say the words because it’s a little vulgar but he responded."
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