The representatives of the Union of European Football Associations failed to fulfill their obligations.
UEFA is to blame for the stampede and matches that took place ahead of the 2022 Champions League final in Paris. This conclusion was reached by an independent commission.
Remember that before the match in Paris in the stadium Stade de France near the arena gathered a lot of fans who could not go to the match. As a result, a stampede began, and some aggressive fans went up with their fists at the stewards. The police had to use tear gas to calm the crowd.
UEFA said the stampede was caused by a large number of people with the wrong tickets. And the French Interior Ministry even accused Liverpool’s coach of aiding the riots. However, experts came to the conclusion that the only culprit is UEFA, whose representatives simply failed to organize an important match.
“UEFA, as the organizer of the event, bears the main responsibility for the setbacks that almost led to disaster. UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin decided to postpone the start of the match while standing on the stairs of the VIP area of the stadium.
This decision was not made by the police commander in contact with UEFA and the security advisors of the French Football Federation, as it should be.
The police operation was wrong. The police are preparing for serious problems with hooliganism, ignoring the fact that there have been no significant incidents of violence by Real Madrid and Liverpool fans in recent years.
The thousands of Liverpool fans who went to Paris without tickets did so to enjoy the atmosphere, not to enter the stadium en masse,” the commission’s report said.
Recall that earlier in Iraq, several people died as a result of a stampede before the final match for the Persian Gulf Cup.
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