France orders 2 fan groups disbanded (AP)

 
The French government ordered two soccer fans groups at Paris Saint-Germain and Metz to disband. Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said the far-right fans were involved in several racist incidents at the clubs' stadiums. The groups are the Boulogne Boys at PSG and The Faction at the eastern city of Metz. [link]

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