UEFA-Liberation has opened an “independent investigation” into the Stade de France failure

new step. The European Football Association announced on Monday evening the opening of the stadium “independent investigation” over the security failure that accompanied the Champions League final at the Stade de France on Saturday, at the center of a controversy that has become political. The European Commission announced in a press release “An independent investigation into the events surrounding the Champions League final”after I mentioned Saturday evening at first ‘Thousands of fake banknotes’ blocking The turnstiles on the side of the stands for Liverpool.

UEFA promises“Examine the decision-making process, responsibilities, and behaviors of all parties involved in the final.” The investigation was entrusted to an independent figure, the former Portuguese Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Thiago Brandao Rodriguez.

‘It was so awful’

On Saturday evening, the impossibility of transferring spectators with tickets in time not only delayed kick-off by thirty-six minutes, which Real Madrid won over Liverpool (1-0), but the scenes of chaos surrounding the stadium also went around the world. stampede, attempted break-in by individuals without a ticket, supporters – including children – brutalized by police or robbery victims, ‘It was so awful’ About the Stade de France on Saturday, British MP Ian Byrne, present immediately, told Sky News.

Some fans were unable to enter the complex until long after the match kicked off, while others were unable to enter the gates of the 79,000-seat stadium, according to multiple accounts on social media.

Facing criticism that has badly tarnished France’s image as a host nation two years after the 2024 Olympics in Paris, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin spoke on Monday about “The Great, Industrial, and Organized Fraud of Counterfeit Banknotes” From “Across the channel”.

He said to himself “Sorry” For spectators who were not able to attend the match and who were unable to attend the match and expressed their “Contrition” For those who have experienced the use of tear gas by law enforcement, but who have also felt it‘There could have been deaths’ Without the decisions of the police and governor Didier Lalman. However, the British government, on its part, called on UEFA to do so “To work closely with the French authorities on a full investigation.” and publish the results.