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UEFA compensation for Liverpool fans after Champions League final chaos

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UEFA compensation for Liverpool fans after Champions League final chaos

Ten months after the dramatic Champions League final in Paris, UEFA announced that it would pay compensation to all its fans. Liverpoolwho survived the chaotic times outside Stade de France.

Following the abrupt withdrawal of an independent commission tasked with sorting out organizational unrest outside the finals stadium, the European Confederation announced that it would refund all but the 19,618 Reds fans.

According to this conclusion, UEFA he bears “primary responsibility” for the organization and security breaches of the final, with thousands of fans stranded at the sole entrance gate, and the police responded unprovoked with pepper spray and tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Ticket prices for last year’s final Champions League ranged from 70 to 690 euros. OUR UEFA will pay full compensation to Liverpool, who will then distribute the money to their fans.

However, three law firms representing nearly 3,000 Reds warned they would seek further legal action against UEFA if only the cost of the ticket is refunded and no additional money. The companies claim that fans of the British team are entitled to compensation for physical and psychological injuries under French law.

On Tuesday its CEO UEFA, Theodoros Theodoridis said: “We have taken into account a large number of opinions – public and private – and we believe that this compensation scheme is complete and fair.”

According to the Guardian

Author: newsroom

Source: Kathimerini

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