Published February 13,2023
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UEFA has apologised to Liverpool for initially blaming the Merseyside membership’s followers for the chaos that unfolded earlier than final 12 months’s Champions League remaining towards Real Madrid in Paris, following the discharge of an impartial evaluate on Monday.
The match was delayed by 36 minutes after hundreds of Liverpool supporters have been unable to get into the Stade de France for the match on May 28, which the Spanish aspect gained 1-0, whereas French police have been filmed utilizing tear gasoline on supporters.
European soccer’s governing physique UEFA and French authorities on the time blamed the chaos on ticket fraud, though the evaluate mentioned there was no proof to assist such claims.
“On behalf of UEFA, I would like to apologise most sincerely once again to all those who were affected by the events that unfolded on what should have been a celebration at the pinnacle of the club season,” mentioned UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis.
“In particular, I would like to apologise to the supporters of Liverpool FC for the experiences many of them had when attending the game and for the messages released prior to and during the game which had the effect of unjustly blaming them for the situation leading to the delayed kick-off.”
The 220-page evaluate adopted an investigation chaired by Tiago Brandao Rodrigues, a member of Portugal’s parliament, and had a panel together with authorized, policing and event-management consultants in addition to representatives from fan teams.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
