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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Sport
Mark Wakefield & James Quinlan

Every word Jake Humphrey, Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand said on Champions League final report

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has given his view on the recent report commissioned by UEFA on the events in Paris during last season’s Champions League final.

Thousands of Liverpool fans experienced severe difficulties accessing the Stade de France last May, after being penned in by police and refused entry to the stadium. They were later accused of possessing fake tickets and tear-gassed despite complying with orders of those in power.

The report commissioned by UEFA, published last week, has since found UEFA bore 'primary responsibility' for the chaotic situation created before kick-off, describing it as 'remarkable' no-one died as a result of the significant congestion of fans who were instructed to gather in the same location before many were wrongly turned away.

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