UEFA have issued a joint assertion with Liverpool supporters teams after a gathering this week following the publication of the overview into what occurred in Paris.
Representatives from the Liverpool supporters union, Spirit of Shankly, together with the Liverpool Disabled Supporters Affiliation, the Soccer Supporters Federation and the Soccer Supporters Europe met on Tuesday, previous to the match with Actual Madrid.
The assertion says that that they had “an open dialogue” over the occasions on the Stade de France ultimately yr’s Champions League last and the suggestions from the lately revealed UEFA commissioned Unbiased Evaluate.
“The supporter representatives current expressed their expectations of UEFA following the overview and acknowledged the honest apology made by Normal Secretary Theodore Theodoridis, on behalf of UEFA, and the dedication to implementing all key suggestions of the overview to enhance fan security and expertise at future occasions.
UEFA additionally confirmed it’s going to proceed dialogue with supporter organisations throughout the publishing and implementation of the operational adjustments which can be made in response to the report.
UEFA intends to announce this plan comfortably earlier than the date of 8 Might 2023, talked about within the overview.
Tuesday’s match at Anfield noticed a protest halfway by the primary half, with quite a few banners being displayed, amongst them studying ‘UEFA LIARS’.
Chants corresponding to ‘F*** UEFA’ echoed across the stadium and banners have been held aloft within the Kop, together with one imploring UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and Martin Kallen, UEFA Occasions SA chief government, to resign.
Whereas the talks with supporters are a optimistic step, actions will converse louder than phrases.
These chargeable for the occasions in Paris should be held to account, and the suggestions of the impartial overview want implementing ahead of later.
