A 63-year-old Belgian fan of Manchester City was left for dead last night after the game against Club Brugge in a parking lot in Drongen, a village near Ghent. That happened after he was attacked by supporters of Club Brugge. The man had attended the Champions League match in the Jan Breydel Stadium together with 233 other Belgian City supporters. The sixty-year-old is currently fighting for his life.
The 63-year-old Guido attended a Manchester City game last night as a loyal fan. No long bus ride or flight this time, but a match close to home. The man had bought tickets through Blue Moon Belgium, an official supporters club of the Citizens, of which his son Jurgen is co-chairman.
Full of confidence in a good outcome, Guido went to Bruges with two friends on Tuesday. ,,After the race we stopped at the parking lot along the E40 in Drongen”, Jurgen says. ,,While we were already driving on, my father was outside waiting for his two friends. There, a Club supporter approached him and pulled his scarf from his neck. When my dad asked for his scarf back, he received a heavy blow to the head, after which the perpetrators fled and left my dad for dead,” Jurgen testifies.
Don’t avoid punishment
Blue Moon Belgium has been around for ten years and their members have never had to deal with such a severe form of violence. “Our members cross the Channel every week to follow City’s matches. We have also attended numerous competitions in Europe. We have never had to deal with violence. And then you are happy that we will also play against a Belgian team and you will come across that”, Jurgen sighs.
According to the son, the police are already on the trail of the perpetrators. “There were enough witnesses and there are also cameras. But I cannot confirm whether they were also arrested. I really hope they don’t escape their punishment,” Jurgen added.
The man was transferred in a coma to AZ Maria Middelares, where he is fighting for his life.
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