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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Ian Doyle

Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan writes to fans to thank them for 'ensuring the truth prevailed' after UEFA report

Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan says the help of supporters contacted for feedback on last year's Champions League final chaos was "invaluable" in exonerating fans.

Fans were penned against fences and teargassed by police during troubling scenes before, during and after the match at the Stade de France in Paris last May, which Real Madrid won 1-0.

The 220-page review, which was published on Monday evening and compiled based on interviews and testimonies from witnesses and key stakeholders, exonerated Reds fans and said UEFA were "primarily responsible for failures which almost led to disaster".

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