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Disgraceful treatment of Liverpool fans by French authorities demonstrates failing fan safety approaches.
Conclusion
The treatment of Liverpool fans by French authorities at the 2022 UEFA Champions League final was disgraceful, worsened by the attempts of authorities and UEFA to blame Liverpool fans. Evidence we have received suggests that the attitude of foreign police forces to UK football fans heavily contributed to the chaos seen in Paris last year. This chaos suggests that current approaches to ensuring UK fan safety at these high-profile events are not working.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 8 March 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Inquiry
Safety at major sporting events
Report
First Report - Safety at major sporting events
29 Dec 2023
HC 174
Addressee Bodies
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Timeline
Recommendation age
2.7 yrs
Report published
29 Dec 2023