10 suspects arrested in Mexico soccer match brawl

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Mexico’s soccer federation said Tuesday it will ban clubs of rowdy fans known as "barras" from attending away matches after a huge weekend brawl among soccer fans that left over two dozen people injured, three of them critically.

The federation and top-division league owners announced that the host team in Saturday’s match, Queretaro, will have to play home matches without fans for one year after stadium security was shown to be inadequate.

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The Queretaro team’s fan club, or "barra," will be banned from attending even local games for three years. The team's owner will be required to sell his stake in it and the current team management will be banned from the league for five years.

The federation also levied a fine of about $70,000, and ruled the Saturday match — which had been tied 1-1 when the fighting broke out — to be a 3-0 win for the opposing team, Atlas from the city of Guadalajara.

The club owners said they would institute measures to identify fans entering stadiums.

Authorities in north-central state of Queretaro said earlier Tuesday they have arrested 10 suspects in the massive brawl. Officials said that raids and searches are continuing in several cities to find the others.

Fans clash during a Mexican soccer league match between the host Queretaro and Atlas from Guadalajara, at the Corregidora stadium, in Queretaro, Mexico, Saturday, March 5, 2022. Multiple people were injured in the brawl, including two critically. (AP Photo/Sergio Gonzalez)

Guadalupe Murguía, the interior secretary of Queretaro state, said a total of 26 people had been identified as participating in the brawl.

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