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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

Liverpool fans to have 2022 Champions League final injury claims heard in UK

Police stand in front of Liverpool fans including children prior to the Uefa Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris
Police restrain Liverpool ticket holders before the Uefa Champions League final in Paris in 2022. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images

Liverpool fans affected by the chaos surrounding the 2022 Champions League final in Paris have the right to have their personal injury claims heard in the UK, a judge has ruled, after an attempt by European football’s governing body to block it.

A number of Liverpool supporters were hurt at the Stade de France in Paris during overcrowding when their club played against Real Madrid in the men’s final of the European competition on 28 May 2022.

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