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Reuters
Reuters
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Sudip Kar-Gupta and Tassilo Hummel

Soccer-France blames Liverpool, ticket fraud for Champions League trouble

Soccer Football - Champions League Final - Liverpool v Real Madrid - Stade de France, Saint-Denis near Paris, France - May 28, 2022 A fan looks through a fence while fans are stopped by police officers at the turnstiles inside the stadium as the match is delayed REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

The French government on Monday blamed massive ticket fraud and Liverpool's handling of their fans for the crowd trouble which marred the club's Champions League soccer final against Real Madrid in Paris over the weekend.

But as a blame-game over the fiasco continued into Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the scenes outside the national stadium, which saw some fans including children tear-gassed by French police, as deeply upsetting.

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