London-Sana
British Culture Minister Nadine Doris called on the European Football Association "UEFA" to conduct an official investigation into the scenes that delayed the start of the Champions League final, which she described as "extremely disturbing".
And the BBC quoted Doris, who also heads the government department responsible for sports, as saying: “The images broadcast by the media and the accounts of Liverpool fans about what happened when they entered the Stade de France are very disturbing,” adding: “It is in everyone’s interest to learn the lessons.” “.
She added: "I urge UEFA to open a formal investigation into the error that occurred and its causes, in coordination with the stadium staff, the French police, the French Football Federation, Merseyside Police and Liverpool Football Club."
UEFA, in turn, said it would "review matters urgently" while the French sports ministry called a meeting with UEFA, the French Football Federation, stadium officials and police "to draw lessons from the event".
The kick-off at the Stade de France was delayed by about 36 minutes, with UEFA initially citing the late arrival of the fans, but many Liverpool fans spoke of long queues in the hours leading up to the match and violent police dealing with the crowds.
Later, UEFA attributed the delay to security reasons and said: “The turnstiles on the side of the seats allocated to the Liverpool team were blocked by thousands of fans who bought fake tickets that do not work and therefore the gates did not open.”
French police have also been criticized for firing tear gas and pepper spray at some Liverpool fans who were waiting to enter the stadium in the capital, Paris, last Saturday.
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