‘What is he going to remember of his first football match ? His sore eyes and police officer shooting tear gas and pepper spray.’ A terrified 11-year-old boy ‘thought he was going to die’ amid stadium carnage at Saturday’s Champion League final.
‘Then suddenly Maxwell started crying as tear gas released nearby hit him.’Fans had struggled to enter prior to the UEFA Champions League final match Maxwell told his dad he ‘thought he was going to die’ before pleading ‘I don’t want to be here anymore.’Author Carl Clemente also spoke of his anger at the French police’s tactics to contain fans.Carlos, 9, had tears streaming down his face after tea gas was fired over the area he was standing in.
After deciding to push back the start of the match until 21.30 local time, UEFA initially blamed the delay on supporters arriving late to Stade de France. ‘As numbers outside the stadium continued to build up after kick off, the police dispersed them with tear gas and forced them away from the stadium.Kick-off was delayed by 36 minutes but many fans still were refused entry
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is among those who have called for a probe into Uefa’s handling of the event.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatLiverpool FC have also requested a formal investigation into the carnage and denied that fans were unruly.
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