by The English club, which initially saw the French Interior Minister blame its fans for the incidents at the Stade de France, regrets “the false and sensational narratives that were spread shortly after that night”.
Liverpool asked UEFA on Tuesday to fully adopt the recommendations of a panel of experts’ report that held European football’s governing body responsible for incidents at the 2021/22 Champions League final.
“We call on UEFA to fully adopt the recommendations, however difficult they may be, to ensure that fan safety is the number one priority at every football match it stages,” the club said in a statement.
Liverpool are also asking UEFA to articulate its work with that of the authorities so that “positive and transparent measures are taken to ensure that no further accidents occur”.
The English club, which initially saw the French interior minister blame its fans for the incidents at the Stade de France, regrets “the false and sensational narratives that were spread shortly after that night”.
The British “sticking” to “hooligans”, violent supporters, was “inexplicable”, the publication believes, after they were initially accused by the French government at the time of contempt, last May.
According to the conclusions of the independent investigation, led by the former Minister of Education Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, and carried out on the incidents in and around the Stade de France, in Paris, in the victory of Real Madrid against Liverpool (1-0) , it is UEFA, “as the owner of the event, who bears the primary responsibility for the near-disaster failures”.
In the document, the finger is also pointed at the police authorities of the French capital and the French Football Federation (FFF) for the security problems recorded on May 28, 2022, as well as the difficulty “maintaining order” “does not exempt UEFA from responsibility”.
The huge list of findings by the independent commission of inquiry lists poor management of the volume of people arriving from the various entrances to the venue, incorrect access, groups of locals attacking supporters, trying to provoke confrontations, poor policing and a lack of contingency plans.
The committee leaves a total of 21 evidence-based recommendations to UEFA and the authorities after it became clear, regarding the incidents at the Stade de France, that “what happened in the final of the ‘Champions’ was largely the result of poor planning, lack of oversight, poor interoperability between of the various “stakeholders” and lack of contingencies”.
