Indeed, fans with both paper and digital tickets were denied entry and have yet to receive compensation. Technology failure, identified by multiple fan witnesses precipitated much of the chaos, but was exacerbated by the crowd control error, which saw 37,000 Liverpool fans directed to an entrance designed for about 10,000 to 12,000 fans.Īt last May's event, failure of ticket scanners and a tech meltdown caused abnormal queues, overcrowding and a loss of control by the authorities, with aggressive stewards assuming that scanning failures meant they were dealing with multiple forgeries, when in fact tickets were genuine. ![]() Sportsmail revealed earlier this week that the chaos experienced by fans at the final was triggered by a technological meltdown combined with erroneous pre-match messaging and negligent crowd control. 'Not only fellow fans, but my friends, family and clients who were in attendance that day have spoken of the terrifying scenes that surrounded the Stade de France before, and even after, the game.' Several Liverpool fans tried to show the police their tickets in a bid to get into the ground The game between the Reds and Real Madrid was delayed by 35 minutes after disruption outside the stadium, with UEFA first blaming 'security issues' for the hold up.Īccording to the BBC, law firm Binghams have teamed up with global law company Pogust Goodhead in a lawsuit for 1,450 clients alleging negligence. Nearly 2,000 Liverpool supporters are suing UEFA for their organisation of the final, claiming they were injured or left with psychological trauma by the incidents. ![]() 'We shouldn't be doing this, it shouldn't be happening,' he added. ![]() Scarfe also said the group had 'put fans through therapy' in the wake of the events in Paris, which are the subject of an ongoing UEFA investigation. 'In both cases there were crowd movements complicated by bottlenecks, people pressed against each other under a tunnel, blocked turnstiles preventing entry into the stadium and above all false charges later.' 'The memory of 1989 has come back to haunt them because the events at the Stade de France have many points in common with those at Hillsborough.
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