Liverpool fans not to blame for UCL final chaos, French Senate report says
July 14 - After weeks of investigations and blame being found, Liverpool fans have been absolved of any responsibility for the chaos of the Champions League final in Paris last May, following the conclusions of a report by the French Senate which indicated a failure. of the State and the organizers.
The flagship European season final descended into dangerous chaos after multiple organizational failures and bad policing created crowd jams outside the Stade de France and England fans being gassed for no reason. Now the French senate has found that Liverpool supporters were unfairly and wrongly blamed for the mess that delayed kick-off by 30 minutes.
In a statement in its conclusions, the French senate wrote: "It is unjust to have wanted to blame the supporters of the Liverpool team for the disturbances which have occurred, as the Minister of Interior to divert attention from the state's inability to adequately manage the crowds present and curb the action of several hundred violent and coordinated offenders."
The report said a "chain of events and malfunctions" in the days and hours leading up to kick-off had caused chaotic scenes.
It read: "The systems put in place had major shortcomings with regard to intelligence (absence of hooligans but presence of criminals in large numbers), fan routes (removal of a dropping off near the stadium) and insufficient communication.
“It was not only in the execution that problems arose. Upstream, the crisis scenarios were insufficiently worked on and did not demonstrate the necessary flexibility in the face of so many unforeseen circumstances.”
French authorities and UEFA have repeatedly blamed Liverpool fans for the debacle with all UEFA's Martin Kallen, Paris police chief Didier Lallement, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéa being part of a less than edifying blame game.< /p>
Dealing a blow to France's image, the scenes outside the Stade de France were broadcast around the world.
In this regard, the co-chairman of the report, Laurent Lafon, added: "The gravity of what happened at the Stade de France shows that there are many decisions to be made so that this does not happen. reproduced more during the Rugby World Cup or the Olympic Games.”
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July 14 - After weeks of investigations and blame being found, Liverpool fans have been absolved of any responsibility for the chaos of the Champions League final in Paris last May, following the conclusions of a report by the French Senate which indicated a failure. of the State and the organizers.
The flagship European season final descended into dangerous chaos after multiple organizational failures and bad policing created crowd jams outside the Stade de France and England fans being gassed for no reason. Now the French senate has found that Liverpool supporters were unfairly and wrongly blamed for the mess that delayed kick-off by 30 minutes.
In a statement in its conclusions, the French senate wrote: "It is unjust to have wanted to blame the supporters of the Liverpool team for the disturbances which have occurred, as the Minister of Interior to divert attention from the state's inability to adequately manage the crowds present and curb the action of several hundred violent and coordinated offenders."
The report said a "chain of events and malfunctions" in the days and hours leading up to kick-off had caused chaotic scenes.
It read: "The systems put in place had major shortcomings with regard to intelligence (absence of hooligans but presence of criminals in large numbers), fan routes (removal of a dropping off near the stadium) and insufficient communication.
“It was not only in the execution that problems arose. Upstream, the crisis scenarios were insufficiently worked on and did not demonstrate the necessary flexibility in the face of so many unforeseen circumstances.”
French authorities and UEFA have repeatedly blamed Liverpool fans for the debacle with all UEFA's Martin Kallen, Paris police chief Didier Lallement, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéa being part of a less than edifying blame game.< /p>
Dealing a blow to France's image, the scenes outside the Stade de France were broadcast around the world.
In this regard, the co-chairman of the report, Laurent Lafon, added: "The gravity of what happened at the Stade de France shows that there are many decisions to be made so that this does not happen. reproduced more during the Rugby World Cup or the Olympic Games.”
Contact the author of this story at moc.l1657820092labto1657820092ofdlr1657820092owedi1657820092sni@i1657820092tnuk.1657820092ardni1657820092mas1657820092
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