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French Local Government Calls For Probe Of Disorganised UEFA Final Ticketing Issue

May 30, (THEWILL) – Stephane Troussel, the president of the Seine-Saint-Denis local government, has described the level of disorganisation at the UEFA Champions League final as unparalleled.

As THEWILL reported, the final between Real Madrid and Liverpool on Saturday, was postponed twice due to issues that thousands of fans suffered trying to gain entry into the Stade de France in Paris, the venue of the finals.

UEFA first blamed Liverpool fans having fake tickets for the delay and the French interior minister backed up those assertions, but numerous reports of police using tear gas and pepper spray on peaceful fans have prompted calls for a probe.

Troussel has now reiterated calls for a full investigation into the incidents, which he does not want to be blamed on Seine-Saint-Denis or its residents.

“I have never seen such disorganisation around the Stade de France. This is not the first time that there have been major events around the Stade de France. The Stade de France has existed in Saint-Denis for 24 years and this is the third Champions League final to be held there, and I have never seen such a level of disorganisation.

“I am very angry, I do not want Seine-Saint-Denis and its inhabitants to be the scapegoats for this disorganisation. I demand a rapid, transparent, in-depth investigation into these dysfunctions, this disorganisation. There has to be transparency. What happened? What happened to the absence of pre-filtering [the crowd].”

Troussel also questioned why printed tickets were supplied for the final, implying that it made counterfeit tickets a possibility. He queried: “Nobody seems surprised to find out since UEFA itself was not in favour of issuing printed tickets. If this provision had been favoured, it was because there was a risk linked to these [printed tickets] – fakes.

“Never have I seen so many spectators around the Stade de France a few minutes before kick-off. When I managed to enter, we had the feeling that the stadium was already full.”

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Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.

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