Jürgen Klopp has said Uefa’s president, Aleksander Ceferin, should not resign over the appalling organisation of last season’s Champions League final but there must be accountability for relocating the game to “the worst possible” venue in Paris.
An independent panel commissioned by Uefa found European football’s governing body bore “primary responsibility” for the dangerous scenes outside Stade de France last May, when the actions of Liverpool supporters helped prevent a “mass fatality catastrophe”.
Ceferin, who will stand unopposed for re-election for another four years in April, has presided over several chaotic and dangerous finals in recent years, including the 2020 European Championship at Wembley and last season’s Europa League final in Seville.
But Klopp believes Uefa officials who chose the French capital to host the final when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ruled out Saint Petersburg should consider their positions instead of the president.