Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan has labelled comments by France’s interior minister in regards to the scenes at the Champions League remaining as “disgraceful”.
Gerald Darmanin stated solely English followers triggered issues at the ultimate between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris.
“My response to the French minister’s comments once more, as I stated earlier within the week, is only one of disbelief frankly,” added Hogan.
Police used tear gasoline on some followers.
Hogan stated 6,500 followers had responded to a request by the membership, asking supporters who attended the ultimate, to finish a suggestions kind with the intention to help any investigation into the operational administration of the occasion.
“With regard to the truth that that is solely Liverpool followers, I spoke to my counterpart at Real Madrid yesterday, who made it clear that their followers additionally had points,” he added in a question and answer session on Liverpool’s web site.
“The ache, the grief, the hurt, the harm that they [fans] suffered on Saturday, and now to be advised by a French minister that solely Liverpool followers have been an issue, it is simply disgraceful.”
Europe’s soccer governing physique Uefa has commissioned an unbiased report into what occurred at the ultimate.
“We’ve written to Uefa once more in the present day and we have raised particular questions – 13 particular questions – that we would like them to make clear across the particulars of this investigation,” stated Hogan.
“We simply really feel it is extremely vital that we get this investigation going, frankly that we get it launched instantly.”
Liverpool followers have described heavy-handed policing, organisational chaos and overcrowding at the showpiece recreation, which was moved to Paris from St Petersburg following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
They have strongly contested the model of occasions from French authorities, who’ve blamed ticket fraud and accused Liverpool soccer membership of failing to regulate their followers.
The match, which was ultimately received 1-0 by Real Madrid, was delayed when lengthy queues of Liverpool followers constructed up outdoors the stadium in Paris.
It has additionally emerged that supporters had been focused by native gangs.
