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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Carl Markham

French minister admits to ‘bad management’ of Champions League final but doesn’t apologise for blaming Liverpool fans

PA Wire

French interior minister Gerald Darmanin has apologised to “everyone who suffered from bad management” at the Champions League final in Paris.

However, the 39-year-old, who had previously made outlandish claims about the number of counterfeit tickets in circulation at the Stade de France, stopped short of saying sorry to the Liverpool fans he blamed for the problems on the night of the club’s defeat to Real Madrid.

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