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UEFA plans to refund all Liverpool supporters who had tickets for the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris, the governing body of European soccer announced ...

“With a promise to reimburse supporters, UEFA have gone some way to acknowledging their part in the fiasco. Spirit of Shankly (SOS) issued a statement in conjunction with the Liverpool Disabled Supporters Society, reading: “We welcome today’s announcement from UEFA. In a statement on Tuesday, Tony Winterburn – a partner at Pogust Goodhead, the law firm running the case against UEFA on behalf of Liverpool fans who attended the Champions League final – said the refund scheme is insufficient compensation. A UEFA statement on the refund said: “UEFA will implement a special refund scheme for fans who were most affected when accessing the Stade de France on 28 May 2022. “We recognize the negative experiences of those supporters on the day and, with this scheme, we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium,” UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis said. [UEFA](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/football/uefa-responsible-champions-league-final-2022-chaos-spt-intl/index.html) plans to refund all [Liverpool](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/football/liverpool-manchester-united-premier-league-spt-intl/index.html) supporters who had tickets for the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris, the governing body of European [soccer](https://cnn.com/sport/football) announced on Tuesday.

UEFA will cover more than 19000 tickets after an independent inquiry determined a crush of fans could have led to disaster.

[said in a statement](https://thefsa.org.uk/news/uefa-announces-plan-to-refund-liverpool-fans-caught-up-in-final-chaos/) that UEFA’s decision is “both unprecedented and hugely welcome, and builds concretely on the apology they extended to Liverpool fans earlier. The report from the independent inquiry was at odds with initial claims by UEFA and French authorities, who blamed ticketless fans for the crush. Finally, UEFA will offer refunds to all fans who purchased accessibility tickets along with those of their accompanying persons.” “We have taken into account a huge number of views expressed both publicly and privately and we believe we have devised a scheme that is comprehensive and fair,” UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis said in the statement. “We value the input from the Liverpool FC supporter organizations Spirit of Shankly and Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association as well as the open and transparent dialogue throughout this period. Many gave up trying to enter the stadium as the chaos and crush of fans intensified.

UEFA had a successful season despite no Euro competition. European soccer's governing body generated $4.3 billion (€4.05 billion) in revenue for the 2021-22 ...

Of the total, 53.3% was generated by media rights sales, with 44.7% brought in from commercial rights. Hospitality revenue brought in $29.5 million, and other revenue reached $31.3 million. Commercial revenue reached $564.9 million, and ticket revenue hit $38 million.

Uefa say they will reimburse all Liverpool fans who travelled to Paris to attend last year's chaos-hit Champions League final against Real Madrid.

Images of the final tarnished France's reputation for holding major sports events ahead of the Rugby World Cup this year and the 2024 Olympic Games. "Refunds will be available to all fans... "We recognise the negative experiences of those supporters on the day and with this scheme we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium." 19,618 tickets." A joint statement said the announcement "does not excuse Uefa, exempt them from criticism or lessen the need for them to implement all of the recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry". A Liverpool fans' group, Spirit of Shankly, later said fans were left "fearing for their life" in a "maelstrom of chaos and alarm".

“We value the input from the Liverpool FC supporter organisations Spirit of Shankly (SoS) and Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association (LDSA) as well as the ...

With a regular donation to our monthly Fighting Fund, we can continue to thumb our noses at the fat cats and tell truth to power. The Morning Star is unique, as a lone socialist voice in a sea of corporate media. “We will be pushing ahead with our legal claim to seek appropriate compensation for our clients, and await an urgent reply to a letter of claim that we have sent to Uefa setting out the legal basis for the action.” “We recognise the negative experiences of those supporters on the day and with this scheme we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium.” All fans who purchased accessibility tickets along with those of their accompanying persons will be refunded but, given the criteria, the refund will nevertheless apply to all the 19,618 tickets of Liverpool’s official allocation. Thousands of Liverpool fans were penned in against perimeter fences and stuck in a motorway underpass ahead of the game against Real Madrid.

UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who attended last year's Champions League final in Paris, Europe's soccer governing body said on Tuesday (March 7) after an ...

Liverpool fans had 19,618 tickets allocated for the final. UEFA is set to refund all the Liverpool fans after a fan chaos in Paris cost them to miss out on action as they lost 0-1 to Real Madrid in May, 2022. "We recognise the negative experiences of those supporters on the day and with this scheme we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium."

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WHAT HAPPENED? All 19,618 Reds supporters who purchased tickets for last May's game are to receive refunds, as European football's governing body attempts ...

The report, led by Dr Tiago Brandao Rodrigues, found that UEFA and the French authorities must take "primary responsibility" for the chaos, which could have led to the event becoming a "mass fatality catastrophe". Prices for tickets for the event ranged from £59 ($71) to £585 ($702). Kick-off was delayed by 36 minutes, with many supporters trapped outside, while dozens of people were left requiring hospital treatment.