(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 03 – Uefa apologizes to all the fans involved in the chaos and incidents at the gates of the Stade de France, on the occasion of the Champions League final, Liverpool-Real Madrid, last Saturday.
He does so with a statement underlining that “UEFA wishes to sincerely apologize to all spectators who have experienced or witnessed frightening and distressing events before the Champions League final on May 28, 2022 at the Stade de France in Paris, on an evening which was supposed to be a celebration of European club football. No fan should ever be put in such a situation, which must not be repeated. “
For this reason, the European football body specifies that it has “commissioned an independent report to identify the shortcomings and responsibilities of all the entities involved in the organization of the final. The independent report, which will be led by Dr. Tiago Brandão Rodrigues (Portugal) , intends to understand what happened in the preparation of the final and the lessons to be learned to ensure that the actions and events of that evening are not repeated “. For this reason “we will try to define a complete picture and a chronology of what happened – it is still written in the note – during the day, both inside the stadium and in the surrounding areas, also examining the flows of spectators towards the stadium in the various access points. It will also examine all operational plans relating to safety, mobility and ticketing (plus others, at the discretion of the Report manager) as well as the planning and preparation of the bodies involved for the preparation of the final, also in other points such as meeting for Liverpool FC and Real Madrid CF fans. The Independent Report aims to identify any problems or gaps in the implementation and management of operations and to assess the roles and responsibilities of all entities involved and the adequacy of the their response to events “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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