The president of the English club of Liverpool, Tom Werner sent a letter to the new Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, in which he “ask an apology” following the clashes in the Champions League final on Saturday at the Stade de France.
The English club Liverpool, through its president Tom Werner, goes to the front on Tuesday to defend its supporters following the numerous criticisms and accusations leveled against the English on Monday by the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and the news Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra.
Since Saturday, Darmanin has continued to point out the attitude of the British present near the Stade de France for the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid. He first mentioned “a massive, industrial counterfeit banknote fraud” specifying a total of “30,000 to 40,000 supporters” without a ticket or with counterfeit tickets in Saint-Denis.
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The minister even strongly criticized the communication made by the club and in particular that of its German coach Jürgen Klopp who would have encouraged the supporters of the Reds – even without a ticket – to go to Paris this weekend.
The debate has continued to grow since the fourteenth coronation of the Merengues, where different protagonists meet: French politicians, European football authorities, groups of British supporters… An investigation was opened on Monday by UEFA in order to ” examine the decision-making, responsibilities and behaviors of all parties involved in the final».
Werner wants ‘an apology’
In his letter sent to the Minister of Sports, Tom Werner wished to respond to this “series of unproven statements”When “A proper, formal and independent investigation has taken place”. He points his finger “the organization and operation of the event” who have done the work of many “irresponsible, unprofessional and utterly disrespectful comments to the thousands of physically and emotionally hurt fans.”
“I have received countless emails from frightened Liverpool fans who have been victims of police harassment, pepper spray and tear gas. »
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner
“I have received countless emails from frightened Liverpool fans who have been subjected to police harassment, pepper spray and tear gas. Besides, the situation was no better at the end of the evening than at the beginning, with many fans robbed and attacked by gangs. he continued in his letter.
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The Liverpool president concluded his letter by demanding an apology from the French government, in particular from its two ministers Gérald Darmanin and Oudéa-Castéra: “The UEFA Champions League final is expected to be one of the finest spectacles in world sport, and instead it turned into one of the worst security meltdowns in recent memory. On behalf of all the supporters who have experienced this nightmare, I ask for your apologies and the assurance that the French authorities and UEFA authorize the continuation of an independent and transparent investigation.