The Mayor of Liverpool: The Champions League final in Paris has transformed in a nightmare”

PARIS: Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotherham presented to the French Senate on Thursday how the Champions League final has transformed in a “nightmare” as France continued its investigation into the chaos and crime of the match, while the prove main in the video of the circuit. for events in loco is no longer available. The final on May 28, which Liverpool lost 1-0 to Real Madrid, was postponed for more than 30 minutes after people trying to enter the pitch were forcibly stopped by police officers. Riot police fired tear gas at fans, including women and children. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmannan said the presence of large numbers of Liverpool fans without valid tickets meant that fans stormed the grounds of the Stade de France stadium in Paris, but officials and supporters of the Liverpool have rejected this account. Rotherham told French senators that the problems started when fans reached the perimeter of the stadium, only to find that the streets were blocked by police trucks. This contributed to the crowding, which got worse to the point where people went up in camp, which in turn attracted local criminals who tried to take advantage of the chaos by stealing from the crowd, Rotherham said, adding that his property was stolen during the evening. “The day gradually turned from a dream in a nightmare, “Rotherham told the Senate via video link. French Football Association’s Erwan Lobrivo said the” violent “footage of what happened before the match has been deleted and is no longer available. Didier Lalmo, the boss of the Paris police, also told the Senate that he may have been wrong when he claimed that up to 40,000 Liverpool fans had attempted to enter in final with fake tickets and that were not there prove scientific evidence to support this claim. Lalmo said police plans for the match “failed” because fans were harmed and France’s image was gone. in shattered, and Rotherham criticized the police for trying to tackle and attack fans with their batons. “I think the cops were, in some sense, trying to create a problem, “Rotherham said. Mass Riots Crowd riots have caused political headaches for Darmanan, the interior minister in President Emmanuel Macron’s government, as France will host the Rugby World Cup 2023 and the 2024 Olympics, although the government says Darmanin still has Macron’s support. Those events also caused diplomatic tensions between Britain and France, with Darmanan insisting that the presence of large numbers of Liverpool fans with no valid tickets contributed to the problem. Liverpool said most of their fans performed well but were treated harshly by the French police. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also expressed his disappointment at the way in Liverpool fans have been treated, while the European Football Association (UEFA) is preparing an independent report on the issue. Yann Pasteur, a senior official with the Association of French Police Officers and Soldiers, told Reuters that his colleagues had not reported any problems with Liverpool fans. Darmanan defended police plans, including the use of tear gas and pepper spray, saying this prevented the deaths. But Rotherham criticized the act. “Indiscriminate use of tear gas is not the means by which you control a crowd, on the contrary, you lose control,” Rotherham said. (Reuters)

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