{"id":306199,"date":"2023-04-06T05:07:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T05:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/04\/06\/liverpool-fans-file-legal-claim-against-uefa-for-champions-league-final-chaos-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T05:07:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T05:07:34","slug":"liverpool-fans-file-legal-claim-against-uefa-for-champions-league-final-chaos-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/04\/06\/liverpool-fans-file-legal-claim-against-uefa-for-champions-league-final-chaos-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool fans file legal claim against UEFA for Champions League final chaos | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>LIVERPOOL: Lawyers acting on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/liverpool\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Liverpool-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/liverpool\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> supporters caught up in the chaos at last season&#8217;s <!-- -->Champions League final<!-- --> in Paris formally filed 887 claims against <!-- -->UEFA<!-- -->.<br \/>An independent review, commissioned by UEFA, concluded in February that European <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/football\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-football-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/football\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">football<\/a>&#8216;s governing body bore &#8220;primary responsibility&#8221; for what had been &#8220;a clear and immediate danger of a fatal crush&#8221;.<br \/>Kick-off was delayed by 37 minutes as fans struggled to access the stadium after being funnelled into overcrowded bottlenecks on approach.<br \/>Police then fired tear gas towards thousands of supporters locked behind metal fences on the perimeter to the stadium.<br \/>UEFA initially tried to pin the blame on <!-- -->Liverpool fans<!-- --> arriving late despite thousands having been held for hours outside the stadium before kick-off.<br \/>Law firm Leigh Day told AFP they have lodged a group personal injury claim on behalf of 887 Reds fans at the Liverpool District Registry of the High Court.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"football-match\" msid=\"99286301\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-99286301,width-600,resizemode-4\/99286301.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">(AI image)<\/span><br \/>The firm is bringing the claim on the basis UEFA failed to ensure a safe and secure environment for those attending and could owe a legal liability to those who suffered physical and\/or psychological injuries.<br \/>Over 2,000 fans have signed up to a separate class-action lawsuit against UEFA seeking damages for the physical and emotional trauma they suffered.<br \/>Last month UEFA offered to reimburse all Liverpool fans who attended the final.<br \/>UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin also apologised for the chaotic scenes at Stade de France and expressed his relief &#8220;nothing terrible happened&#8221;.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    const { TimesApps } = window;\n    TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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