Uefa commissions independent report into events surrounding Champions League final
- ‘The comprehensive review will examine decision-making, responsibility and behaviours of all entities involved in the final’, Uefa said in a statement
- French authorities defended police on Monday for indiscriminately firing tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool supporters at the Champions League final in Paris
Uefa has commissioned an independent report into the events surrounding Saturday’s Champions League final in Paris, the European governing body has announced.
A Monday evening statement from the European governing body read: “Uefa has today announced it has commissioned an independent report into the events surrounding the Uefa Champions League final in Paris on Saturday, May 28.
“The comprehensive review will examine decision-making, responsibility and behaviours of all entities involved in the final.”
The review will be carried out by Dr Tiago Brandao Rodrigues, a member of the Portuguese parliament and former member of the World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board.
The statement added: “Evidence will be gathered from all relevant parties and the findings of the independent report will be made public once completed and, upon receipt of the findings, Uefa will evaluate the next steps.”
French authorities defended police on Monday for indiscriminately firing tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool supporters at the Champions League final, while blaming industrial levels of fraud that saw 30,000 to 40,000 people try to enter the Stade de France with fake tickets or none at all.
After a meeting into Saturday’s chaos, the ministers of the sport and the interior shifted responsibility on to the Liverpool fans while not providing details on how they were sure so many fake tickets were in circulation. People with legitimate tickets bought through Liverpool and Uefa reported struggling to access the stadium.