Liverpool urged European soccer's governing body to ensure supporter safety is the top priority at matches after a report detailed how a 'mass fatality catastrophe' was only narrowly avoided at last year's Champions League final involving the English team.
Liverpool fans wait in front of the of the Stade de France prior the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Liverpool urged European soccer's governing body to ensure supporter safety is the top priority at matches after a report detailed how a "mass fatality catastrophe" was only narrowly avoided at last year's Champions League final involving the English team.
UEFA had initially blamed Liverpool fans, some of whom were fired on by tear gas by police, for arriving at the stadium late and using fake tickets to try to gain entry. "We call on UEFA and others at the top of the football regulation pyramid to come together and take positive and transparent action to ensure there are no more `near misses,"' Liverpool said.
Liverpool said it was "shocking" that its fans were subject to such "fundamental safety failings which have had such a devastating impact on so many," particularly in light of what happened at Hillsborough.UEFA has pledged to launch a special refund scheme for fans, and a law firm representing more than 600 Liverpool supporters injured or traumatized by the events at the Stade de France said Tuesday it is pushing forward with a legal claim against the governing body.
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