Patrice Evra has been suspended from UEFA club competition matches for the rest of this season after he kicked out at a fan ahead of Marseille's 1-0 UEFA Europa League defeat at Vitoria Guimaraes earlier this month.

Soon after that news was released, Marseille announced it had terminated Evra's contract with immediate effect.

Evra remarkably became the first player to be sent off before kick-off in a UEFA Europa League game after a pre-match altercation with home fans.

Marseille players were going through their paces in a warm-up before the meeting with Vitoria Guimaraes when a group of fans in the stand behind the goal approached, with the incident then spiralling out of control.

The supporters, understood to be followers of Marseille, came to the front of the stand to confront the players and Evra, who has received criticism for poor performances this season, fought back in the ensuing brawl after vaulting the advertising hoardings.

Video footage of the altercation emerged shortly after and seem to show Evra aiming a kick at a supporter's head, before being swiftly led away by a team-mate.

Named on the bench for the game, Evra was given a red card, meaning he was unable to take his place among the substitutes.

A similar incident involving fellow Frenchman Eric Cantona and a Crystal Palace fan in 1995 became infamous and saw the then-Manchester United star banned for nine months and ordered to do 120 hours of community service, although he escaped any criminal charges.

What comes next for Evra in his career remains to be seen.