O Liverpool asked Uefa on Tuesday to adopt concrete measures to avoid new security breaches in the vicinity of stadiums, a day after the publication of a report that blames the European body and the French authorities for the management of the last Champions League final in Paris .
“We call on UEFA and those at the top of the football regulation pyramid to unite and act in a positive and transparent manner to prevent further ‘near misses’,” the Premier League club, beaten on 28 December, said in a statement. may by Real Madrid in the big decision.
“As a club with a great history in Europe, we urge UEFA to do the right thing and implement the 21 recommendations (in the report) to ensure the safety of all fans attending UEFA-organized matches in the future,” added Liverpool. whose supporters were victims of the Heysel tragedies in 1985 and Hillsborough in 1989.
“Surprisingly false narratives were circulated immediately after that night in Paris, reports that have since been denied,” adds Liverpool, referring to statements by French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. The latter blamed the alleged incidents on hordes of “hooligans” and other fans accused of presenting fake tickets.
“What happened in Paris has reignited the suffering of the families, friends and survivors of Hillsbourough,” the statement concluded.
The security fiasco at the Real Madrid-Liverpool match led to the publication of a scathing report on Monday, after an independent investigation found the “primary responsibility” of UEFA and the French Football Federation (FFF), as well as the “false ideas” of the French police.
The security device of the Champions League final left scenes of pure chaos in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, with endless waits, fans and families amid tear gas and robberies, which generated great controversy in France and England. .
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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