Mexico Suspends 5 Officials Over Soccer Match Brawl

Mexico Suspends 5 Officials Over Soccer Match Brawl
A view of Corregidora stadium in Queretaro, Mexico on March 6, 2022. Marco Ugarte/AP Photo
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MEXICO CITY—State authorities in north-central Mexico have suspended five officials after a huge brawl among fans during a weekend match left 26 people injured, three critically.

Guadalupe Murguía, the interior secretary of Queretaro state said late Sunday the private company partly responsible for security at the soccer stadium would also have its contracts cancelled.