Bastia News
French rivals earn stadium bans
Ian Holyman, France Correspondent | May, 8 2013Bastia and Ajaccio have been ordered to play both their Corsican derbies next season behind closed doors and at a neutral venue after trouble flared on and off the pitch when the pair met each other this term.
Article | ConversationBastia's Rothen given suspended gambling ban
Ian Holyman, France Correspondent | March, 15 2013Former France international Jerome Rothen has expressed his astonishment after being handed a three-month suspended ban for breaking France's strict laws on players' involvement in gambling.
Article | ConversationBastia-Ajaccio fan trouble row continues
Ian Holyman, France Correspondent | March, 5 2013The fall-out from last weekend's explosive Corsican derby between Bastia and Ajaccio continues with both camps blaming the other for the violent incidents which erupted before and after the match.
Article | ConversationBastia to play three games behind closed doors
Ian Holyman, France Correspondent | January, 11 2013Bastia have been ordered to play three home games behind closed doors following further violent incidents involving the Corsican club's fans.
Article | ConversationBastia chief slams LFP after stadium ban
Ian Holyman, France Correspondent | December, 14 2012The president of Bastia has hit out at the French Football League after the team were forbidden to play their home matches in their own stadium following further fan violence.
Article | ConversationMarseille victims of hostile reception at Bastia
Ian Holyman, France Correspondent | December, 13 2012Marseille were on the receiving end of alleged racist insults and the threat of their bus being pelted with stones at Bastia on Wednesday.
Article | ConversationBastia forced to play OM behind closed doors
Ian Holyman, France Correspondent | December, 7 2012Bastia will play their upcoming Ligue 1 encounter with Marseille behind closed doors after the Corsican club was punished by French football authorities for fan violence.
Article | ConversationCoupe de la Ligue: Bastia survive Auxerre scare
ESPN staff | November, 8 2012A late goal from Anthony Modeste has handed Bastia a 1-0 win over Auxerre in the Coupe de la Ligue, securing the Ligue 1 side's place in the quarter-finals.
Article | ConversationFour-match ban for Cavalli and Angoula
Fabien Perrin, France Correspondent | October, 26 2012Ajaccio'sYohan Cavalli and Bastia's Gael Angoula have both been banned for four games by the Ligue 1 disciplinary commission following their role in a brawl during the Corsica derby last weekend.
Article | ConversationMidfielder Sable makes Bastia move
Fabien Perrin, France Correspondent | October, 10 2012Former Nice midfielder Julien Sable has joined Bastia for the rest of the season.
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