to me first time in 67-year-Old historythe Union of The European Football Association (UEFA) apologized to the viewers for unpleasant events What happened during the Champions League final.
in thousands of Supporters couldn’t access European club footballmasterpiece match Despite having original tickets, in Chaotic scenes witnessed by the French police use Tear gas close rangeuntil against children.
UEFA would like to offer a sincere apology to all spectators who It had to experience Or witness scary and painful events in Preparing for the Champions League final In the stadium of France on May 28, 2022, in Paris, on night which should It has been celebration of European club football.
“number football fan should placed in This situation, and should not happen again“European football referee body He said in a permit.
Spanish giants Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0, but match Completely overwhelmed by chaos outside the stadium.
Before gamein the thousands of Liverpool fans with Tickets had to wait for hours to enter the earth, with police using Tear gas and pepper spray on The crowds.
Some Liverpool fans have said they fear they will be crushed afterwards small Slots were used to filter queues.
many fans from both sides also She reported being assaulted and robbed outside stadium after match.
The chaos ignited the rage in United Kingdom, the political uproar in Against France two weeks of The legislative elections, and raised questions about the ability of the French capital to host the Olympics in 2024.
Independently commissioned by UEFA review led by Portugal former government minister Thiago Brandao Rodriguez aims to find responsibilities and shortcomings of those involved in to organize final.
UEFA wants – and needs – to understand what happened during the day of The finaland identify lessons learned ensure No repetition of procedures and events of At that day ” in a permit.
“The review Will strive to create full photo and schedule of What happened during the day, both inside the stadium and in the surrounding areas, including checking the flow of spectators into the stadium via The various access pointsShe said because she posted terms of reference.
The review It will go through security, ticketing and planning for The final will also Look at the fan meeting points.
will share with UEFA, fan groups, Liverpool, Real Madrid, FFF, police, stadium operator and others public authorities.
“additional information on how Related parties can submit their testimonials (via Custom email address or file online Questionnaire) will be sent soon.”
The review will start Immediately complete in the shortest possible Time frame ‘and then set out Findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Once completed, it will be published on UEFA website.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin faced accusations of Lying after being blamed for the chaos on particle ticket Fraud, has since admitted that organization about the final It “obviously” could have been better.
Champions League final kick off 36 minutes late due to problems outside.
The review It is so far “the only investigation related to fans”Executive Director of Football Supporters in Europe director Ronan Evin told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
If UEFA’s contacts were not perfect on Saturday … main The thing is that it exists, the pressure on”Darmanin, the FFF, and the Paris police”, until they realize that the supporters were victims of What happened, Evin? added.
