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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Patrick Edrich

UEFA treating disabled fans as 'afterthought' in Champions League final review

A disability access charity said disabled supporters continue to be "an afterthought" for UEFA.

Level Playing Field said the voice of disabled football fans at the Champions League final in Paris on May 28 is not represented on the review panel. The panel, announced by the governing body last week, is in place to investigate fan experience during the disastrous match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid.

UEFA and French authorities came under heavy criticism regarding the conduct of French police before and after the match. Innocent fans were tear gassed trying to get into the stadium and gangs of locals attacked and robbed supporters in Saint Denis.

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